tip of the iceberg

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)Asmallindicationof alargerpossibility; thefirstpartencounteredof aproblemthat is muchbiggerthan itseems.This is only thetip of the iceberg. Our time together can become much more exciting.1968July 18,[Harrison Lee] Winter, Circuit Judge, “[Appendix A]United States of America,Appellee,versusBernard D. Grossman,Apellant”, inBernard D. Grossman, Petitioner, v. United States of America, Respondent: Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit,[Richmond, Va.]:United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit,page 8a:It is sufficient that the former provided the setting for implanting in the minds of the jury the notion that Sinhel had engaged in other related crimes and making that notion explicit with regard to the defendant by the "tip of the iceberg" argument. In short, the prosecutor insinuated Sinhel had been given many gifts and gratuities for an illegal purpose, probably from the defendant, beyond those for which the defendant was charged and beyond those for which proof was offered at the trial. The prejudice of a defendant of inviting conviction on facts—if they be such—dehors the record is counter to the basic concept of fairness.1970, J. K. Brierley, “The Iceberg of Disease”, inBiology and the Social Crisis: A Social Biology for Everyman, 1st American edition, Rutherford, N.J.:Fairleigh Dickinson University Press; Cranbury, N.J.:Associated University Presses,→ISBN,page117:The exposedtip of the iceberg, the recognized illness that brings a man to his doctor, is relatively small compared with the hidden mass of undetected disease, or 'at risk' people, in the population.1977September, “The Tip of the Iceberg”, inJohn H[arold] Johnson, editor,Ebony, volume XXXII, number11, Chicago, Ill.: Johnson Publishing Co.,→ISSN,→OCLC,page132, column 2:The blacking out of the lights of the nation's biggest city could be a blessing in disguise. It brought to light, dramatically, the deep unrest in a large part of the Black and Latin population and it emphasized the fact that something must be done and soon to quiet that unrest. And it may be that the current unrest is just thetip of the iceberg.1996,Peter Medawar, “Scientific Fraud”, inThe Strange Case of the Spotted Mice: And Other Classic Essays on Science, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.:Oxford University Press,→ISBN,page196:The number of dishonest scientists cannot, of course, be known, but even if they were common enough to justify scary talk of ‘tips of icebergs’ they have not been so numerous as to prevent science’s having become the most successful enterprise (in terms of the fulfilment of declared ambitions) that human beings have ever engaged upon.1999,Leila J. Rupp, “In the Beginning: Same-sex Sexuality in Early America”, inA Desired Past: A Short History of Same-sex Love in America, Chicago, Ill.; London:University of Chicago Press,→ISBN,page30:Records document nineteen legal cases involving the charge of sodomy and five executions from 1607 to 1740, although this is no doubt just thetip of the icebergof actual incidents. Even the minimal evidence we do have suggests that ordinary people, in contrast to the ministers and legislators, did not always harshly judge people accused of same-sex sexuality.2001,Kathryn Hendley, “Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg: Business Disputes in Russia”, in Peter Murrell, editor,Assessing the Value of Law in Transition Economies, Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan Press,→ISBN,page20:[O]nly a tiny portion of disagreements—the proverbialtip of the iceberg—ever ends up in court. Most agreements drop out along the way, either because they are settled or because the allegedly wronged party decides that the potential costs of proceeding outweigh the potential benefits2004, Vali Hawkins Mitchell, “Rotations: What is Spinning?”, in Philip Jan Rothstein, editor,Emotional Terrors in the Workplace: Protecting Your Business’ Bottom Line: Emotional Continuity Management in the Workplace, Brookfield, Conn.: Rothstein Associates,→ISBN,page48:All human beings have secret, hidden, below-the-surface dimensions as well as outer, visible, and clear demonstrations. [...] Although it is not possible to see the hidden it is very possible to see the smallest units, the micro-signs, thetips of the icebergsin people, and then to make some small hunches or theories about risk.2014September 23, “a teacher”, “Choosing a primary school: A teacher’s guide for parents”, inKatharine Viner, editor,The Guardian‎[1], London:Guardian News & Media,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe originalon25 March 2019:Sats don't reflect the bigger picture; rather thetip of an icebergin the only subjects that politicians think matter.2021October 10, Caroline Anders, “A TikTok bone salesman’s wall of spines reignites ethical debate over selling human remains”, inThe Washington Post‎[2]:This collection is not even thetip of thehuman remainsiceberg, according to Damien Huffer, an adjunct research professor at Carleton University in Canada. Collectors across the world have much larger collections than JonsBones, he said, and the trade far predates TikTok.

Examples:

EN: And that's just the tip of the iceberg.
ES: Una larga lista de crímenes.
ES: Y eso es sólo la punta del iceberg.
ES: Y eso es sólo la punta del iceberg.
EN: Devlin is just the tip of the iceberg.
ES: Devlin es sólo la punta del iceberg.
EN: But that's only the tip of the iceberg.
ES: Pero eso es sólo el comienzo.
EN: Of course, he's only the tip of the iceberg.
ES: Porque él es solo la punta del iceberg.
EN: Mr. Brooks, Paradise Valley was just the tip of the iceberg. The story I'm working on is of major proportions.
ES: Sr. Brooks, el Valle Paraíso fue solo la punta del iceberg.
EN: I want Tanya and her friends too, but that's only the tip of the iceberg.
ES: Yo también quiero a Tanya y a sus amigos... pero eso sólo es la punta del iceberg.
EN: Suppose lighting fires is merely the tip of the iceberg.
ES: Haz de cuenta que encender fuego es solamente la punta del iceberg.
EN: That is the tip of the iceberg.
ES: Esa es la punta del iceberg.
EN: So far he's only discovered the tip of the iceberg.
ES: Hasta ahora sólo a descubierto la punta del iceberg.
EN: The tip of the iceberg they'd like me to discover. Maybe to finally find a reason to kill me?
ES: Quizás esperan que la descubra, para tener así un motivo para matarme.
ES: Quizás esperan que la descubra, para tener así un motivo para matarme.
EN: Hey Scotto, tip of the iceberg, baby.
ES: Scotty, esto es solo el inicio.
EN: No, Watson, I'm afraid this is only the tip of the iceberg.
ES: No, Watson, creo que sólo es la punta del iceberg.
EN: Man has only begun to scratch the tip of the iceberg of the video age.
ES: Hemos tocado apenas la punta de un iceberg de la era del video.
EN: - This is just the tip of the iceberg, buddy!
ES: - ¿Sí? - ¡Esta es sólo la punta del iceberg, amigo!
EN: We believe that the counterfeit money we found in that trailer... is just the tip of the iceberg.
ES: Creemos que el dinero falso que encontramos en esa caravana... es sólo la punta del iceberg.

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