"piss in the ocean" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|~|?}} piss in the ocean (countable and uncountable)
  1. (vulgar) Synonym of spit in the ocean (“insignificant effort or amount”) Tags: countable, uncountable, vulgar Synonyms: spit in the ocean [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-piss_in_the_ocean-en-noun-dKVD-546 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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