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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are a drop" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a small quantity or insignificant part of a larger whole.
Example: "In the grand scheme of things, our contributions are a drop in the ocean compared to the overall effort required."
Alternatives: "a small part" or "a tiny fraction".
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(CNN.com, among others, has a list). But private donations are a drop in the bucket.
Transactions involving used goods are a drop in the ocean compared with sales of new items.
These 6 billion euros, we should be clear about it, are a drop in the bucket.
Among their proposals are: A drop in the sequester and phase in deficit reduction gradually.
Even those totals are a drop in the oilpan by Toyota or Chevy standards.
Yet juxtaposed with UK government spending, these sums of money are a drop in the ocean.
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There's a drop date.
It's a drop in the bucket".
"He's a drop and drive guy.
"It's a drop in the ocean".
It is a drop in the ocean.
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