drop in the bucket

drop in the bucket
Synonyms and related words:
a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, bagatelle, bauble, bean, bibelot, bit, brass farthing, button, cent, curio, dole, farce, farthing, feather, fig, fleabite, folderol, fribble, frippery, gaud, gewgaw, gimcrack, hair, half rations, halfpenny, hardly anything, hill of beans, jest, joke, kickshaw, knickknack, knickknackery, mere nothing, mere subsistence, minikin, mite, mockery, molehill, next to nothing, peppercorn, picayune, pin, pinch of snuff, pinprick, pittance, rap, red cent, row of pins, rush, scrimption, shit, short allowance, short commons, snap, sneeshing, sou, starvation wages, straw, toy, trifle, trinket, triviality, tuppence, two cents, twopence, whim-wham

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • drop in the bucket — (USA) A drop in the bucket is something so small that it won t make any noticeable difference …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • drop in the bucket — [n] small amount bit, drop in the ocean*, not enough, pittance, small change*, small potatoes*, small quantity, speck, trivial amount; concept 831 …   New thesaurus

  • drop in the bucket — {n. phr.} A relatively small amount; a small part of the whole. * /Our university needs several million dollars for its building renovation project; $50,000 is a mere drop in the bucket./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • drop in the bucket — {n. phr.} A relatively small amount; a small part of the whole. * /Our university needs several million dollars for its building renovation project; $50,000 is a mere drop in the bucket./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • drop in the bucket — noun An effort or action having very little overall influence, especially as compared to a huge problem. A $100 donation from an individual is generous, but it is a drop in the bucket compared to the $100,000 fundraising goal …   Wiktionary

  • drop\ in\ the\ bucket — n. phr. A relatively small amount; a small part of the whole. Our university needs several million dollars for its building renovation project; $50,000 is a mere drop in the bucket …   Словарь американских идиом

  • drop in the bucket — small amount The money he paid back was only a drop in the bucket compared to what he owes …   Idioms and examples

  • drop in the bucket — (USA)    A drop in the bucket is something so small that it won t make any noticeable difference.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • drop in the bucket — See a drop in the bucket …   English idioms

  • drop in the bucket — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. *spit in the sea, pittance, trivial amount, miniscule amount, mite, *small change, *small potatoes, speck …   English dictionary for students

  • a drop in the bucket — ● drop * * * I see drop II a drop in the bucket (or Brit. ocean) a very small amount compared with what is needed or expected the $550 million is likely to be a drop in the bucket * * * a drop in the bucket see ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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