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scratch the surface

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  • verb idiomatic To barely begin; to see or do only a fraction of what is possible.

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synonyms (21)

Words with the same meaning

  1. be innocent of
  2. coquet with
  3. dabble
  4. give up
  5. have no idea
  6. know a little
  7. know not
  8. know not what
  9. know nothing of
  10. not know
  11. not rightly know
  12. pass
  13. skim
  14. skim over
  15. skim the surface
  16. smatter
  17. touch upon
  18. toy with
  19. wonder
  20. wonder whether
  21. wot not of

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Cross-references

  1. tip of the iceberg

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