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.
"Kick the bucket" is a phrase where the words "kick" and "bucket" on their own have different meanings, but when used together, it means to die.
The phrase "At the drop of a hat" means to do something immediately or without hesitation. For example, "He would leave for a trip at the drop of a hat."
No, pale does not mean bucket. A pale can refer to a wooden stake or a boundary marker, or can mean lacking color or brightness.
a bucket = a pail dim or colorless = pale
An idiom is a word or phrase that is not meant to be taken literally but figuratively. Examples include "kick the bucket" or "raining cats and dogs."
The phrase is actually "A drop in the bucket". It means something so insignificant that it is not noticeable. For example, "Adding another billion dollars to the defence budget is just a drop in the bucket"
A drop in the bucket comes from the bible reading (Isaih 40:15) where it says "behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing."
a little thing in a big picture
"Kick the bucket" is a phrase where the words "kick" and "bucket" on their own have different meanings, but when used together, it means to die.
A Drop in the Bucket - 1925 was released on: USA: 30 December 1925
Nothing. I believe you're thinking of "a drop in the bucket," which is an idiom meaning something is only a tiny amount of what is actually needed.
The rebus puzzle 'BUCdropKET' represents the phrase "bucket drop." The word "BUC" is followed by the word "drop" and then "KET," indicating that "BUC" and "KET" are separated by the action of dropping. This clever arrangement visually conveys the phrase by literally dropping the letters in between.
yes
u put the bucket down by pressing i then click on the bucket then click drop
A Drop in the Bucket - 2007 was released on: USA: 29 April 2007 (Newport Beach Film Festival)
I think "A drop in the bucket" means an effort or action having very little overall influence, expecially as compared to a huge problem. A $100 donation from an individual is generous, but it is a drop in the bucket compared to the $100,000 fundraising goal.
kick the bucket