A drop in the ocean is an amount far too small to make any difference. It is a drop in the ocean against the need.
It is nearly always said of money offered against a very large problem. Americans usually say a drop in the bucket, which makes the same point on a smaller scale.
1phrasea drop in the oceanAn amount far too small to make any difference.
“Ten thousand pounds is a drop in the ocean when the repairs run to millions.”
a drop in the ocean is a phrase.
Practised in Idioms