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a drop in the bucket
idiomUS(UKa drop in the ocean)
C2
a very small amount compared to the amount needed:
All the money we raised was just a drop in the bucket.
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a drop in the bucket | American Dictionary
a drop in the bucket
idiom
something small and unimportant, esp. when compared with something else:
We were paid about $50,000, but that was a drop in the bucket compared to what some other companies got.
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