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Noun: drop in the bucket
  1. 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 $500,000 fundraising goal.";
    - drop in the ocean

Type of: deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency

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drop cap
drop cloth
drop curtain
drop dead
drop down
drop earring
drop forge
drop goal
drop hammer
drop in
drop in the bucket
drop in the ocean
drop keel
drop like flies
drop line
drop off
drop one's serve
drop open
drop out
drop press
drop scone