to only know a very small part of the problem
to not have the full scope of an issue
to underestimate a problem
there may be a bigger, hidden issue
The manager-employee problems in this company are just the tip of the iceberg.
What you know about the problems between your mother and I are only the tip of the iceberg.
I am not in the state to disclose all these issues. What you know is the tip of the iceberg and for now, that will suffice.
I had hoped that in their case the fight was not the tip of an iceberg, but I was wrong.
Everything you know about the author’s life is just the tip of the iceberg.
There is no origin for this idiom
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