the tip of the iceberg
Definition: a small sign of a problem that is much larger.
冰山一角
These small local protests are just the tip of the iceberg.
這些小規模的地方抗議只是冰山一角而已。
The reported cases of food poisoning are only the tip of the iceberg.
那些被報導出來的食物中毒事件只是冰山的一角。
America grants permanent residence to a million people every single year, and that's just the tip of the iceberg because of something you've probably heard referred to as "chain migration".
也許大家都有聽過所謂的「連鎖遷移」,正因為在「連鎖遷移」的政策底下,美國政府每年所授予一百萬人的「在美永久居留權」也只不過是冰山的一角而已。
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