tip of the ice cube

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The first aspect of an insignificant or exaggerated problem or situation. humorous,idiomatic
    — In fact, this is “just the tip of the ice cube,” for he also has to worry about the charges that have accrued at the camp's other watering hole, Rosie's bar.

词源

By analogy with tip of the iceberg, since an ice cube is a comparatively small object.
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