EN · B2 · idiomthe tip of the iceberg
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No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.wierzchołek góry lodowej
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Dialogues in context
EN · B2A Stain on the Ceiling
- A
Will painting over this stain do?
Wystarczy zamalować tę plamę?
- B
It may be the tip of the iceberg. Let's check the loft.
To może być wierzchołek góry lodowej. Sprawdźmy strych.
- A
What can you see up there?
Co tam widać?
- B
Wet insulation under the window.
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Translations
German
Spanish
RussianExamples of use
Te skargi to tylko wierzchołek góry lodowej.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.These complaints are only the tip of the iceberg.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Diese Beschwerden sind nur die Spitze des Eisbergs.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Estas quejas son solo la punta del iceberg.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Эти жалобы — лишь верхушка айсберга.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Grammar
idiom
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- the tip of the iceberg
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Example
These complaints are only the tip of the iceberg.
Related concepts
przymknąć oko
B2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.sprawa rodząca liczne komplikacje
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.niebezpieczny precedens prowadzący do dalszych ustępstw
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.zamieść coś pod dywan
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.równe warunki konkurencji
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.przerzucać odpowiedzialność
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Related phrases
Nie porywajmy się z motyką na słońce; w tym roku zorganizujmy jedno wydarzenie i zobaczmy, jak poradzi sobie zespół.
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Wybrano go na kozła ofiarnego, choć decyzja, za którą go obwiniano, zapadła bez jego udziału.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.To zwycięstwo okazało się pyrrusowe: osiągnęliśmy cel, ale utraciliśmy współpracowników potrzebnych do dalszych działań.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Nie rozcinajmy tego węzła gordyjskiego decyzją, która uprości sytuację kosztem pominięcia istotnych zobowiązań.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Ta drobna z pozoru uwaga uruchomiła lawinę zastrzeżeń, których rozmówcy wcześniej nie zgłaszali.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Próba przypodobania się obu stronom pozostawiła go między młotem a kowadłem, bez rozwiązania akceptowalnego dla którejkolwiek.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.