Idiom
tip of the ice cube
Meaning
The first aspect of an insignificant or exaggerated problem or situation.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Origin
Formed by analogy with the phrase *tip of the iceberg*, the expression substitutes the larger mass for the comparatively small and domestic ice cube. No specific date of origin or historical figure is associated with this variation.
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