drop+in+the+bucket
11a drop in the bucket — ● drop * * * I see drop II a drop in the bucket (or Brit. ocean) a very small amount compared with what is needed or expected the $550 million is likely to be a drop in the bucket * * * a drop in the bucket see ↑ …
12(a) drop in the bucket — a ˌdrop in the ˈocean idiom (BrE) (NAmE a ˌdrop in the ˈbucket) an amount of sth that is too small or unimportant to make any real difference to a situation • The amount of money raised was a drop in the ocean compared to what we needed …
13a drop in the bucket — a small part, a tiny piece, the tip of the iceberg This donation is only a drop in the bucket, but it is appreciated …
14(a) drop in the bucket — a very small or unimportant amount. What we were paid for our work was a drop in the bucket compared to what the company earned …
15drop in the bucket — phrasal a part so small as to be negligible …
16drop in the bucket — Synonyms and related words: a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, bagatelle, bauble, bean, bibelot, bit, brass farthing, button, cent, curio, dole, farce, farthing, feather, fig, fleabite, folderol, fribble, frippery, gaud, gewgaw,… …
17drop in the bucket — small insignificant amount, something that is extremely small …
18drop in the bucket — idi a small, inadequate amount …
19drop in the bucket — phrasal : a part so small as to be negligible …
20a drop in the bucket — Meaning A small amount of a plentiful commodity. Origin From the Bible, Isaiah 40:15. Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing …