a drop in the bucket ou ocean
1drop in the bucket — [n] small amount bit, drop in the ocean*, not enough, pittance, small change*, small potatoes*, small quantity, speck, trivial amount; concept 831 …
2drop in the bucket — {n. phr.} A relatively small amount; a small part of the whole. * /Our university needs several million dollars for its building renovation project; $50,000 is a mere drop in the bucket./ …
3drop in the bucket — {n. phr.} A relatively small amount; a small part of the whole. * /Our university needs several million dollars for its building renovation project; $50,000 is a mere drop in the bucket./ …
4a drop in the bucket — ● drop * * * I see drop II a drop in the bucket (or Brit. ocean) a very small amount compared with what is needed or expected the $550 million is likely to be a drop in the bucket * * * a drop in the bucket see ↑ …
5(a) drop in the bucket — a ˌdrop in the ˈocean idiom (BrE) (NAmE a ˌdrop in the ˈbucket) an amount of sth that is too small or unimportant to make any real difference to a situation • The amount of money raised was a drop in the ocean compared to what we needed …
6drop in the ocean — noun a drop in the bucket …
7(a) drop in the ocean — a drop in the ocean phrase a very small amount that will not have much effect This money is just a drop in the ocean compared to what’s needed. Thesaurus: small amounts or pieces of somethingsynonym Main entry: drop * * * a ˌdrop in the ˈocean …
8a drop in the ocean (or N. Amer. bucket) — a very small amount compared with what is needed or expected. → drop …
9drop — drop1 W2S1 [drɔp US dra:p] v past tense and past participle dropped present participle dropping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(let something fall)¦ 2¦(fall)¦ 3¦(move your body down)¦ 4¦(become less)¦ 5¦(reduce)¦ 6¦(not include)¦ 7¦(stop doing something)¦ …
10drop — drop1 [ drap ] verb *** ▸ 1 let something fall ▸ 2 let yourself fall ▸ 3 let fall from aircraft ▸ 4 reduce/get less ▸ 5 not continue with something ▸ 6 not include something/someone ▸ 7 stop talking about something ▸ 8 end relationship with… …
