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a drop in the ocean	A drop in the bucket.	Rate it: (5.00 / 2 votes)
boil the ocean	Attempting something that is unachievable due to large scale.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
drop in the ocean	a drop in the bucket	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
gulf stream	warm ocean current	Rate it: (2.00 / 1 vote)
albatross	Any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.	Rate it: (1.00 / 1 vote)
a mari usque ad mare	D'un océan à l'autre.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
across the pond	On the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
at sea	On the ocean or sea, typically of a ship or person aboard a ship.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
c'est une goutte d'eau dans la mer	It is a drop in the ocean.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
crossing the bar	Navigating the dangerous wave action encountered at delta junction of river mouth and ocean reaches.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Davy Jones's locker	The bottom of the ocean, especially as the grave for sailors. Also a common saying when something goes overboard and is lost.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
deep water	Waters suitable for deep-draft ships, especially ocean-going.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Europe	The portion of Eurasia west of the Urals, traditionally considered a continent in its own right, located north of Africa, west of Asia and east of the Atlantic Ocean.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Mary Celeste	a British-flagged Nova Scotian brigantine that crossed the Atlantic Ocean, gone through the Straits of Gibraltar, and into the Mediterranean Sea under full sail, without a crew or any occupants.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
tip of the iceberg	Ocean Scientists assert in reference to an 'iceberg': The {tip} exposed portion, visible above the sea, is only one eighth of the actual size of this awesome natural phenomenon found in the polar seas of our planet Earth.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
victory at sea	Ocean conditions very windblown and messy, possibly to the point of being inimical to surfing and other water sports.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)