just the tip of the iceberg



just the tip of the iceberg

a small part of something much larger This technology is the tip of the iceberg, the very beginning of modern telecommunications. The list of thefts goes on and on, and the examples you have read about are just the tip of the iceberg.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of the tip of the iceberg (the small part of a large mass of ice floating in the sea that can be seen above water)
See also: iceberg, just, of, tip

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Pavlina-Czech, Slovene, Macedonian
MÜNİRe-Turkish
Ji-Hyejee-hyeKorean
'Ittay-Biblical Hebrew
Cristian-Romanian
ChloeKLO-ee (English)English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology