spit in the ocean | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)A very small orinsignificantamount; something oflittleimportance.Synonyms:drop in the ocean;see alsoThesaurus:trifle2014August 24, Dalya Alberge, “British readers lost in translations as foreign literature sales boom”, inThe Observer‎[1]:Lawrence Venuti, a translator and author ofThe Translator's Invisibility, said that, beyond high-profile bestsellers, translations in the UK and US were still "aspit in the ocean" compared with countries such as Spain, France or Italy.; (card games,uncountable)A variety ofpokerinvolving an extra dealtcardshared by all players.

Examples:

EN: I play a little spit in the ocean, in case any greedy.
ES: Aparte de escupir un poco en el océano, juego un poco.
EN: That's only a spit in the ocean.
ES: En el mar, eso es apenas una gota.
EN: 5,000 would only be a spit in the ocean.
ES: 5.000 sólo sería como escupir en el océano.
EN: Hundred twenty - five bucks is a spit in the ocean for a construction worker.
ES: Ciento veinte y cinco dólares no son nada para un obrero de la construcción.
EN: It was like spit in the ocean.
ES: Fue como escupir en el mar.
EN: You ever spit in the ocean?
ES: ¿Nunca escupiste en el océano?
EN: Why would I spit in the ocean?
ES: ¿Por qué iba a escupir en el océano?
EN: If you spit in the ocean, the ocean doesn't become yours.
HI: फख्र मत कर तू समुन्दर पास वो तेरे नहीं
TE: నువ్వు ఆ రంగా సిల్క్స్ సముద్రంలోనే ఉంటే, నీ ప్రతిభ బయటకు వచ్చేది కాదు.
EN: Donna darling, all your money is like a spit in the ocean compared to the Forex Nkem and his associates are looking for you for.
ID: Donna sayang, semua uangmu seperti ludah di lautan dibandingkan dengan Forex yang dicari Nkem dan rekannya.
EN: You're a spit in the ocean.
TE: సాగరంలో నీవు ఒక కెరటానివి.
TE: మీరు "ఒక దూర్చు లో ఒక పిగ్.
EN: Our contribution is a spit in the ocean.
TE: మా ఆవిష్కరణ మహాసముద్రంలో ఉన్న పిట్టలపై ఒక నగరం.

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