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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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

But everything being done adds up to a drop in the bucket for a city with some 1,000 supermarkets in total.

From Barron's

Yes, it’s a drop in the bucket compared with Harvard’s gigantic $57 billion endowment.

From MarketWatch

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