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Julia Huong
2021-11-03 11:11
A spit in the ocean phrase informal
A little or insignificant amount, especially in comparison to a considerably greater one.
He needs to raise thousands of dollars for this project, so my 20-dollar donation is just a spit in the ocean.
They were paid $70,000, but that was a spit in the ocean compared to what some other companies received.
Very few good things left after others have taken from what was originally available
Extremely tight
1. Used to describe an American or Canadian coin that is worth 10 cents and emphasize the little value of it
2. Used to indicate the small amount of money
Do you see anything wrong?
1. Doing something extremely well
2. Behaving in an extreme or remarkable manner
1. Holly was in rare form during her speech, so she got the first prize in the competition last night.
2. Corrine: I'm going to buy Christmas presents for everybody. Do you want to go with me?
Laura: Oh...My kids are in rare form today, so I cannot go with you. Sorry!
