Idiom
drop in the sea
Meaning
A very small or insignificant amount; something of little importance.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“This small donation is just a drop in the sea.”
“The extra money helps a little, but it is just a drop in the sea compared to the total cost.”
“While the new policy addresses some minor concerns, critics argue it remains a mere drop in the sea given the scale of the crisis.”
Examples
simple
“This small donation is just a drop in the sea.”
contextual
“The extra money helps a little, but it is just a drop in the sea compared to the total cost.”
complex
“While the new policy addresses some minor concerns, critics argue it remains a mere drop in the sea given the scale of the crisis.”
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