Question

question 3
what is the meaning of the italicized words in following sentence?
we spent all day washing cars to raise money for our class trip, but it was just a drop in the bucket—we have only $50 of the $1,000 we need.

a very small amount
a tool for cleaning cars
something easy to do
an unproductive event

Explanation:

The phrase "a drop in the bucket" is an idiom. Idioms are expressions that have a meaning different from the literal meaning of the words. In the context of the sentence, they need $1000$ for the class trip but only have $50$. This shows that the amount they have ($50$) is very small compared to the total amount needed ($1000$).

Answer:

a very small amount