a drop in the bucket
a drop in the bucket and a drop in the ocean
Fig. an insignificant contribution toward solving a large problem.
Jane: We need to stop spending so much. Alan: OK. I'll buy a cheaper brand of toothpaste. Jane: But that's just a drop in the bucket.
Many companies donated food and medicine to help the survivors of the earthquake, but it was just a drop in the ocean of what was needed.
热门单词
- able to cut sth
- admire
- adore
- adopt
- a fine kettle of fish
- a grandfather clause
- agree to disagree
- A leopard cannot change his spots.
- all eyes and ears
- All good things must (come to an) end.
- allow so up (from sth)
- All things must pass.
- a marriage made in heaven
- a mean streak
- amount to much
- another
- answer to the name (of) sth
- a place to call one's own
- a political football
- apologize
- apologize (to so) (for so)
