| Subject | English | Russian |
| proverb | a drop in the bucket | капля в море (дословно: Капля в ведре) |
| idiom. | A drop in the bucket | капля в море (upws) |
| idiom. | A drop in the bucket | Капля в ведре (ROGER YOUNG) |
| amer. | a drop in the bucket | пыль для моряка (Maggie) |
| amer. | drop in the bucket | не бог весть сколько (We were paid about $50,000, but that was a drop in the bucket compared to what some other companies got. Val_Ships) |
| amer. | drop in the bucket | всего ничего (What we were paid for our work was a drop in the bucket compared to what the company earned. Val_Ships) |
| amer. | drop in the bucket | как слону дробина (a very small or unimportant amount Val_Ships) |
| amer. | drop in the bucket | крайне недостаточно (в сравнении с тем, что необходимо Val_Ships) |
| gen. | drop in the bucket | капля в море |