Definitions

drop in the bucket

NOUN

small amount

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bit trivial amount

STRONG

pittance small amount small change small potatoes small quantity

WEAK

Band-Aid cosmetic measure disappointment drop in the ocean lick and a promise miniscule amount not enough speck spit in the sea too little too late trifle

Example Sentences

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Teaching unions said they would be scrutinising the proposals closely, with one saying the money was "barely a drop in the bucket" of what was needed because of "years of underfunding".

From BBC

With more than nine in 10 people in the region living below the poverty line in 2022, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, the effort may be only a drop in the bucket.

From Barron's

But Hovhannisyan also said a “small” Danish pension fund’s holdings were a “drop in the bucket” of the $30 trillion Treasury market.

From MarketWatch

They create so much wealth and prosperity already that the energy business is a drop in the bucket.

From The Wall Street Journal

Any crypto losses would be a drop in the bucket for Harvard’s massive $57 billion endowment, the biggest of any U.S. school.

From The Wall Street Journal

drop in the bucket

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