A Drop in the Ocean/Bucket

A very small part of something big or whole. So much so, that it is almost insignificant.



The metaphor first appeared in the English translation of the Bible by John Wycliff in Isaiah ix, 15.



Ex: The money I give to charity is a drop in the ocean compared to some people.



Spanish: una gota en el oceano



German: ein Tropfen auf den Heißen Stein