Meaning of spit in the ocean | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A very small or insignificant amount; something of little importance.
   countable, idiomatic, uncountable
2. A variety of poker involving an extra dealt card shared by all players.
   uncountable

Examples

“Lawrence Venuti, a translator and author of The Translator's Invisibility, said that, beyond high-profile bestsellers, translations in the UK and US were still "a spit in the ocean" compared with countries such as Spain, France or Italy.”

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