# two tears in a bucket

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/two-tears-in-a-bucket
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

Used to express an acceptance of misfortune.

## Examples

- My car broke down, but it is just two tears in a bucket.
- I lost my umbrella in the rain, but I suppose it is just two tears in a bucket.
- Though the storm destroyed his garden, he accepted the loss as two tears in a bucket and began planting again.

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