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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a tip of the dagger" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used metaphorically to describe a small part of a larger, potentially harmful or dangerous situation.
Example: "What he revealed was just the tip of the dagger, hinting at deeper issues within the organization."
Alternatives: "a glimpse of the threat" or "a hint of danger."
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A tip of the dagger to Rick Sordelet, the fight-meister for so many theater companies.
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A tip of the chapeau to her.
Keeping your finger or tip of dagger in the center of your pentagram, move to the south quarter, and trace a bright white line to the center of the south of your circle.
So what to make of the dagger?
The pointy tip of a cone descends like a dagger towards a chin.
Just behind the horse, Frederick sees its rider who has just been killed by "the dagger of a Metzengerstein".
Try the tip of a knife.
The tip of a striped hide.
Then the dagger of fate took a strange twist.
But here Cranach slips a long dagger into her hand, the tip of its blade pressed beneath her breast as she prepares to commit suicide.
It is the tip of an iceberg.
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