a drop in the bucket betydelse and definition

Betydelse av a drop in the bucket på svenska

• 0 a very small amount compared to the amount needed:

  • All the money we raised was just a drop in the bucket.

• 1 something small and unimportant, esp. when compared with something else:

  • We were paid about $50,000, but that was a drop in the bucket compared to what some other companies got.