Idiom
spit in the ocean
Meaning
A very small or insignificant amount; something of little importance.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My small donation is just a spit in the ocean.”
“The company needs millions to survive, so his tiny contribution is just a spit in the ocean.”
“While the new policy aims to reduce waste, critics argue that these minor changes are merely a spit in the ocean compared to the scale of the crisis.”
Examples
simple
“My small donation is just a spit in the ocean.”
contextual
“The company needs millions to survive, so his tiny contribution is just a spit in the ocean.”
complex
“While the new policy aims to reduce waste, critics argue that these minor changes are merely a spit in the ocean compared to the scale of the crisis.”
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