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Tip of the Iceberg just a small part of a larger problem or a worse situation

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In chemistry, learning the symbols for the elements is just the tip of the iceberg. An iceberg is a huge body of ice that has broken away from a glacier and is floating in the ocean. The "tip of the iceberg" is a well-known 20th-century metaphor that points out that the top is only a tiny part of a mountain of floating ice. An estimated 90 percent of an iceberg is hidden underwater.

Idiom	Tip of the Iceberg
Example	In chemistry, learning the symbols for the elements is just the tip of the iceberg.
Meaning	just a small part of a larger problem or a worse situation
Origin	An iceberg is a huge body of ice that has broken away from a glacier and is floating in the ocean. The "tip of the iceberg" is a well-known 20th-century metaphor that points out that the top is only a tiny part of a mountain of floating ice. An estimated 90 percent of an iceberg is hidden underwater.

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