scratch the surface (of something)

成語所屬單字scratch

scratch the surface (of something) — 慣用語

1. To only begin to deal with or understand a small part of a larger issue or topic

1.慣用語
釋義

僅觸及皮毛

To only begin to deal with or understand a small part of a larger issue or topic.

例句

The report only scratched the surface of the pollution problem.

In our short visit, we just scratched the surface of Tokyo's culture.