English Explanatory Dictionary

scratch the surface

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

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

Pronunciation

En-au-scratch the surface.ogg

Word forms

scratch the surface scratches the surface scratching the surface scratched the surface

Related words

scratch beneath the surface tip of the iceberg

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