US: a drop in the bucket
A drop in the ocean (US cũng dùng cụm A drop in the bucket với nghĩa tương tự): Muối bỏ bể.
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ngữ “a drop in the ocean” dùng để chỉ một số lượng rất nhỏ trong một
thứ rất to lớn.Ví dụ: The money sent by comic relief to help poverty in
Africa is just a drop in the ocean. They need far more than this.
(C2) a very small amount compared to the amount needed. = mot phan rat nho
My letter of protest was just a drop in the ocean.
Just learning idioms is a drop in the ocean when it comes to preparing for the speaking test.