drop in the sea
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[edit]Noun
[edit]a drop in the sea (plural drops in the sea)
- (idiomatic) A very small or insignificant amount; something of little importance.
- Synonyms: drop in the bucket, drop in the ocean, spit in the ocean; see also Thesaurus:trifle
- 2021 November 8, Dennis Perkins, “John Oliver explains why you're in the dark more than usual”, in The A.V. Club[1]:
- And while the Democrat-passed infrastructure bill will provide some $65 billion for upgrades to our sagging and squirrel-ravaged grid is a good start, it’s just a drop in the sea of public works efforts necessary to contend with not just our existing power transmission issues, but with the increased need for electrical capacity […]
Translations
[edit]very small or insignificant amount; something of little importance — see also drop in the bucket
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