Definition
A very small or insignificant amount; something of little importance.
In Context
- "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 […]"
Also Said As
- drop in the bucket
- drop in the ocean
- spit in the ocean
- bagatelle
- bag of shells
- bric-a-brac
- dicky
- dicky-bird
- fico
- fig
- flyspeck
- minuity
- niff-naff
- picayune
- scuddick
- sop
- toy
- trick
- trifle
- triviality
- whiffle
- white chip