more than meets the eye

there's more than meets the eye

Someone or something has more merit, import, or facets than is initially perceived. Let's keep digging deeper with this story. I have a feeling that there's more than meets the eye. Don't discount Fred as a candidate for this job—there's more than meets the eye with him.

more (to something) than meets the eye

Fig. [there are] hidden values or facts regarding something. There is more to that problem than meets the eye. What makes you think that there is more than meets the eye?

more than meets the eye

A hidden significance, greater than is first apparent, as in This agreement involves more than meets the eye. [Mid-1800s]

词组	more than meets the eye
释义	more than meets the eye there's more than meets the eye Someone or something has more merit, import, or facets than is initially perceived. Let's keep digging deeper with this story. I have a feeling that there's more than meets the eye. Don't discount Fred as a candidate for this job—there's more than meets the eye with him. See also: eye, meet, more Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. more (to something) than meets the eye Fig. [there are] hidden values or facts regarding something. There is more to that problem than meets the eye. What makes you think that there is more than meets the eye? See also: eye, meet, more McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. more than meets the eye A hidden significance, greater than is first apparent, as in This agreement involves more than meets the eye. [Mid-1800s] See also: eye, meet, more The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: there's more than meets the eye be more than meets the eye there's more to somebody/something than meets the eye there's more to someone or something than meets the eye there's more to something/someone than meets the eye there is more to (someone or something) than meets the eye be more to (someone or something) than meets the eye grub for grub for (something) bad news References in periodicals archive His parables usually suggest more than meets the eye. Persian letters: three personal accounts of modern Iran
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