
drop in the bucket
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English Dictionarya drop in the bucketa very small or unimportant amount
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Idiomsdrop in the bucketa very small or unimportant amount.
What we were paid for our work was a drop in the bucket compared to what the company earned. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
drop in the bucketa small amount
The money that my friend repaid me was a drop in the bucket compared to what he owes.
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drop in the bucket n. phr. A relatively small amount; a small part of the whole.
Our university needs several million dollars for its building renovation project; $50,000 is a mere drop in the bucket. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲