a drop in the ocean

(British, American & Australian) also a drop in the bucket (American)

a very small amount in comparison to the amount that is needed A hundred thousand may seem a lot but it's a drop in the ocean compared to the millions that need to be spent.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Noreen	nawr-EEN	Irish, English
Bell	[bel]
Tuttle	['tʌtl]
Oliver	AHL-ə-vər (English), AW-lee-ver (German), O-lee-ver (Finnish)	English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Czech
Liam	LEE-əm (English)	Irish, English
Emanuel	e-MAH-nuw-el (German)	Romanian, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Czech, Croatian