idiom
Tip of the Iceberg
tip of the EYE-suh-berg
/tɪp əv ðə ˈaɪsbɜːrɡ/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
tipoftheiceberg
Dictionary meaning
A small visible part of a much larger, mostly hidden problem
Examples
- The discovered bias in the hiring algorithm was just the tip of the iceberg.
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