A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

Little England • Little England beyond Wales
Little England —Barbados (an island nation in West Indies):
In spite of Barbados being called “Little England” in the
Caribbean, many islanders are weighing the possibility of a
divorce from the mother country.
Note: 
a) The expression does not correlate in meaning with the
phrase Little Englander—(hist.) a person who advocated a “little
England,” that is, desired to restrict the dimensions and responsi -
bilities of the Empire: Stanley was in these days a stop-the-war,
pacifist Little Englander, anti-militarist, anti–Chamberlain.
b) The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase
Little Britain
—(dated) Brittany (the duchy of Bretagne in
France): Brittany, or “Little Britain,” derives many of its
unique cultural traditions from Celts who arrived from Britain
around 
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Little England beyond Wales —Pembrokeshire (former county
and historic region of south Wales): I have never been able to
speak Welsh fluently, and being from the South West (Pem-
brokeshire — little England beyond Wales) have had little
Welsh heritage.
little friend • small friend
little friend —
1
. is used of a pet animal as a term of endear-
ment: All of us are or have been attached to a small animal.
I am going to talk to you about my little friend. 2. (euph.)
menstruation: Women have no shame connected to their “little
friend” every month. Your museum is a powerful tool in
increasing acceptedness of menstruation.
small friend — = little friend 
1
: My dog leapt into my arms
and licked me with wild abandon. I cried for the reunion with
my small friend.