"Eto lish' cvetochki, a iagodki budut potom"

Wed Dec 21 06:50:53 UTC 2005

I imagine, depending on the context, you can also use "That's just the tip
of the iceberg."

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Sophia Lubensky, as always, gives many good translations in her outstanding
RUSSIAN-ENGLISH DICTIONARY OF IDIOMS, including You ain¹t seen nothin¹
yet¹, and This is only the half of it¹.

R.

> Marina Rojavin wrote:
>> Dear All,
>>
>>
>> What would you suggest as an English equivalent for the Russian phrase
"Eto
>> lish' cvetochki, a iagodki budut potom"?
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> Marina.
>>
>>
>>

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