spit in the ocean

An inconsequential amount. The image is a single expelled moist mouthful being nothing compared to the entirely watery content of the Atlantic or Pacific. A similar phrase is “a drop in the bucket.”

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Julen	-	Basque
Matan	-	Hebrew
Dragomir	-	Serbian, Croatian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Noboru	no-bo-ṙoo	Japanese
Tajeddigt	-	Northern African, Berber
Zuzanka	-	Czech, Slovak