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It means it's only a little bit, or it's just a start. Like if someone needs say $2000 and you give them $10, that $10 is just a drop in the bucket.
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The literal meaning is whatever the phrase says, not the figurative one. "Kick the bucket" would be literally kicking a bucket.
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Where did the phrase a drop in the bucket come from?
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