Meanings
plural drops in the sea
- idiomaticA very small or insignificant amount; something of little importance.
1 more example
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 […]
2021 November 8, Dennis Perkins, “John Oliver explains why you're in the dark more than usual”, in The A.V. ClubSynonyms: drop in the bucket, drop in the ocean, spit in the ocean, bagatelle, bag of shells, bric-a-brac, dicky, dicky-bird
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA very small or insignificant amount; something of little importance.
Translations
Hungarian csepp a tengerben
- csepp a tengerbenvery small or insignificant amount; something of little importance — see also drop in the bucket
Cite this entry
drop in the sea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20in%20the%20sea
“drop in the sea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20in%20the%20sea. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drop in the sea,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20in%20the%20sea.
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