Tip Of The Iceberg Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Tip of the iceberg What does Tip of the iceberg mean?	The tip of the iceberg is the part of a problem that can be seen, with far more serious problems lying underneath.
tip of the iceberg What does tip of the iceberg mean?	the small visible part of something much larger	The problem was the tip of the iceberg to a much larger problem.
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willie pete What does "willie pete" mean?	white phosphorus
be a new one on (someone) What does "be a new one on (someone)" mean?	to be something one has not heard before and something that is difficult to believe	It was a new one on me when my friend said that he was studying Russian.
claim a life What does "claim a life" mean?	to take the life of someone	The accident on the freeway claimed the life of two people.
implicate (someone) in (something) What does "implicate (someone) in (something)" mean?	suggest that someone is involved in something	The man was implicated in the scheme to sell the illegal shares in the company.

stuffed shirt What does "stuffed shirt" mean?	a person who is too rigid or too formal	I do not want to invite my neighbor to come with us because he is a stuffed shirt and not very interesting to spend time with.
saddled with debt What does "saddled with debt" mean?	to be burdened with debt	Our company is saddled with debt and must do something about it quickly.

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Tip Of The Iceberg Idiom