idiom
the tip of the iceberg
the TIP uv the EYE-suh-berg
ðə tɪp əv ðə ˈaɪsbɜːrɡListen
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Syllable breakdown
thetipoftheiceberg
Dictionary meaning
the small visible portion of a much larger problem, phenomenon, or body of information that is mostly hidden from immediate view; a warning that what can be seen or easily detected represents only a fraction of the true scale; derived from the physical property of icebergs, approximately ninety percent of whose mass lies submerged below the surface
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