drop in the sea

English

Noun

a drop in the sea (plural drops in the sea)

1. (idiomatic) A very small or insignificant amount; something of little importance.

   Synonyms: drop in the bucket, drop in the ocean, spit in the ocean; see also Thesaurus:trifle

   • 2021 November 8, Dennis Perkins, “John Oliver explains why you're in the dark more than usual”, in The A.V. Club‎^[1]:

     And while the Democrat-passed infrastructure bill will provide some $65 billion for upgrades to our sagging and squirrel-ravaged grid is a good start, it’s just a drop in the sea of public works efforts necessary to contend with not just our existing power transmission issues, but with the increased need for electrical capacity […]

Translations

very small or insignificant amount; something of little importance — see also drop in the bucket

• Hungarian: csepp a tengerben