the tip of the iceberg

Anlam

a small visible part of a much larger problem

Çok daha büyük bir sorunun görünen küçük bir parçası.

Örnekler

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.

Dil bilgisi

İki the tanımlığı (definite article) ve of edatı korunur. Çoğunlukla only ya da just sözcüğünden sonra gelir.