“the iceberg”

The following 2 entries include the term the iceberg.

tip of the iceberg

noun phrase

: the earliest, most obvious, or most superficial manifestation of some phenomenon

the tip of the iceberg

noun phrase

: a small part of something (such as a problem) that is seen or known about when there is a much larger part that is not seen or known about


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