略见一斑
      Explanation: Strategy: general; spot: stripes. Generally to see a part of things
      Usage: Verb-object type; as predicate, object; refers generally to see a part of things
      Source: Southern Song Liu Yiqing "Shi Founder": "disciple generation light their children, is said: 'The Lang also a Limited as seen'."
      Examples: Such as these, while not obtaining the fur, thus ~ a. (Qing Li Ru-zhen, "Flowers in the Mirror," the 58th back)
  • Thesaurus:  like blind men trying to size up the elephant— take a part for the whole, Blind person That like