A drop in the bucket

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English

Noun

a drop in the bucket

1. ((idiomatic{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) An effort or action having very little overall influence, especially as compared to a huge problem.

   A $100 donation from an individual is generous, but it is a drop in the bucket compared to the $100,000 fundraising goal.

Translations

• Catalan: una gota en un mar d'aigua
• Russian: Капля в море