drop in the ocean

A tiny amount, especially when compared to a much larger one. I'm glad Tony started repaying the money he borrowed from me, but the five dollars he gave me yesterday is just a drop in the ocean compared to what he still owes.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Susanna	soo-ZAHN-nah (Italian), SOO-sahn-nah (Finnish), soo-ZAN-ə (English)	Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Dutch, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
Mads	-	Danish
Sigmundr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Keenan	-	Irish
Ghjulia	-	Corsican
Sipho	-	Southern African, Xhosa