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to deal with only a small part of a subject or a problem: All the payments we’ve made have hardly scratched the surface of the amount we borrowed. (Definition of scratch the surface from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
- English (US)
to deal with only a small part of a subject or a problem:...
- Znaczenie Scratch The Surface, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
scratch the surface definicja: to deal with only a small...
- Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미
scratch the surface 의미, 정의, scratch the surface의 정의: to deal...
- Scratch Paper
SCRATCH PAPER definition: 1. → scrap paper 2. → scrap paper....
- Scratch Card
SCRATCH CARD definition: 1. a small card that you can buy to...
- Scratch-Off
SCRATCH-OFF definition: 1. a small card that you can buy to...
- Scratch Beneath The Surface
SCRATCH BENEATH THE SURFACE definition: 1. to look further...
- Scratch/Scrape The Surface
to deal with only a very small part of a subject or a...
- English (US)
scratch the surface. COMMON If you only scratch the surface of something, you deal with or benefit from a very small part of something much bigger. The council have managed to provide housing for over ten thousand homeless people but they say they have only scratched the surface of the problem.
to deal with only a very small part of a subject or a problem: There's far more to be said - I've only had time to scratch the surface in this talk. The amount of aid that has been offered is hardly going to scratch the surface of the problem. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Incomplete. Anglocentric.
If you only scratch the surface of a subject or problem, you find out or do a small amount, but not enough to understand or solve it.
to deal with only a small part of a subject or a problem: All the payments we’ve made have hardly scratched the surface of the amount we borrowed. (Definition of scratch the surface from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Investigate or treat something superficially, as in This feed-the-hungry program only scratches the surface of the problem , or Her survey course barely scratches the surface of economic history . This metaphoric term transfers shallow markings made in a stone or other material to a shallow treatment of a subject or issue.
What does the saying 'Scratch the surface' mean? Idiom: Scratch the surface. Meaning: When you scratch the surface of something, you have a superficial knowledge or understanding of it. Country: International English | Subject Area: General | Usage Type: Both or All Words Used. Contributor: Richard Flynn.
