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Idiom

Idiom: "a drop in a bucket"

Meaning: A small amount of the total that is needed

Examples:

1. Her thousand dollar donation seemed like a lot, but it was really only a drop in the bucket towards their five million dollar goal.

2. The City of Los Angeles is sending ten tons of food to Africa, but it's only a drop in the bucket compared to what the people there need.

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