drop in the bucket vs trifle

drop in the bucket

noun
  • Something of little importance, especially an inconsequential effort or action as compared to a huge problem. 

trifle

noun
  • Anything that is of little importance or worth. 

  • A particular kind of pewter. 

  • An insignificant amount of money. 

  • A very small amount (of something). 

  • Utensils made from this particular kind of pewter. 

  • An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream. 

verb
  • To squander or waste. 

  • To deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth. 

  • To act, speak, or otherwise behave with jest. 

  • To inconsequentially toy with something. 

How often have the words drop in the bucket and trifle occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )