the tip of the iceberg

뜻

a small visible part of a much larger problem

훨씬 큰 문제 가운데 겉으로 드러난 작은 일부.

예문

1. 1These ten complaints are only the tip of the iceberg; most unhappy customers never write to us.
2. 2The leaking roof turned out to be just the tip of the iceberg in that old house.
3. 3The inspectors found three errors, but they believe that's the tip of the iceberg and hundreds more exist.
4. 4Ben's missed payment may be the tip of the iceberg, as his post is full of unpaid bills.
5. 5A new survey suggests the reported cases of fraud are only the tip of the iceberg.

문법

두 개의 정관사 the와 전치사 of는 빼지 않는다. only나 just 뒤에 쓰는 경우가 많다.