drop in the bucket

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Something of little importance, especially an inconsequential effort or action as compared to a huge problem.

Equivalents

Españolchin nimiedad

Françaisgoutte d'eau dans l'océan

Deutschein Tropfen auf den heißen Stein

13 more languages

العربيةقَطْرَة فِي الْمُحِيط

Češtinakapka v moři

Suomipisara meressä

Magyarcsepp a tengerben

Íslenskadropi í hafið

日本語大海の一滴

ქართულიზღვაში წვეთი

Nederlandseen druppel in de oceaan een druppel op de gloeiende plaat

Polskikropla w morzu kropla w morzu potrzeb

Portuguêsgota d'água no oceano

Русскийкапля в море

Svenskaen droppe i havet

Tiếng Việtmuối bỏ biển

Examples

“A $100 donation from an individual is generous, but it is a drop in the bucket compared to the $100,000 fundraising goal.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

drop in the ocean drop in the pond drop in the sea drop kerb drop kick drop letter

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