English-Dutch translations for tip of the iceberg

• topje van de ijsberg
  BSE is slechts het topje van de ijsberg. BSE is only the tip of the iceberg.
  Somalië is slechts het topje van de ijsberg. Somalia is only the tip of the iceberg.
  Maar dit is in feite slechts het topje van de ijsberg. But it was in fact only the tip of the iceberg.

Definition of tip of the iceberg

• A small indication of a larger possibility; the first part#Noun|part encounter#Verb|encountered of a problem that is much bigger than it seems

Examples

• This is only the tip of the iceberg. Our time together can become much more exciting

Related words

• tip of the nose
• tip of the tongue
• tip of the toe
• be the tip of the iceberg
• have something on the tip of the tongue
• on the tip of one's tongue
• be on the tip of someone’s tongue
• something is on the tip of one's tongue
• not to look beyond the tip of one's nose