Meaning of IT'S JUST A DROP IN THE BUCKET - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles
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So in English when we say, "It's just a drop
in the bucket." we're talking about only having
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a small amount of something when we need a
whole lot more of something.
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So a good way to look at this would be let's
say you're planning on going on a trip and
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the trip costs $3000 and so far you have saved
up $10.
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That would be a really good time to say that
$10 it's a drop in the bucket.
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So imagine that you have a bucket or a pail
and you're trying to fill it up with water
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and you're only putting one drop of water
in at a time.
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That's where this saying comes from.
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So you need $3000 and you only $10.
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You could easily say, "It's just a drop in
the bucket."
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