there's more to someone/something than meets the eye

there's more to someone/something than meets the eye
a person or situation is more complex or interesting than they appear

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • there's more to something than meets the eye — there’s more to someone/​something than meets the eye phrase used for saying that someone or something is more interesting, impressive, complicated etc than they seem to be There’s more to this apparently ordinary table than meets the eye.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • more to something than meets the eye — more (to (someone/something)) than meets the eye more interesting or complicated than someone or something appears at first. There is more to her death than meets the eye she was probably murdered. There must be more to him than meets the eye, or …   New idioms dictionary

  • there's more to someone than meets the eye — there’s more to someone/​something than meets the eye phrase used for saying that someone or something is more interesting, impressive, complicated etc than they seem to be There’s more to this apparently ordinary table than meets the eye.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • more to someone than meets the eye — more (to (someone/something)) than meets the eye more interesting or complicated than someone or something appears at first. There is more to her death than meets the eye she was probably murdered. There must be more to him than meets the eye, or …   New idioms dictionary

  • more to than meets the eye — more (to (someone/something)) than meets the eye more interesting or complicated than someone or something appears at first. There is more to her death than meets the eye she was probably murdered. There must be more to him than meets the eye, or …   New idioms dictionary

  • more than meets the eye — more (to (someone/something)) than meets the eye more interesting or complicated than someone or something appears at first. There is more to her death than meets the eye she was probably murdered. There must be more to him than meets the eye, or …   New idioms dictionary

  • There is more to something than meets the eye. — There is more to (something/someone) than meets the eye. something that you say when you think that something or someone is less simple than they seem to be at first. There s more to this than meets the eye. I suspect Tom s not telling the truth …   New idioms dictionary

  • There is more to someone than meets the eye. — There is more to (something/someone) than meets the eye. something that you say when you think that something or someone is less simple than they seem to be at first. There s more to this than meets the eye. I suspect Tom s not telling the truth …   New idioms dictionary

  • eye — 1 /aI/ noun (C) BODY PART 1 one of the two parts of the body that people and animals use to see: Annie has blue eyes. | Close your eyes and count to ten. 2 blue eyed/one eyed/bright eyed/wide eyed etc having blue eyes, one eye, bright eyes, eyes… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • eye — eye1 [ aı ] noun count *** ▸ 1 body part for seeing ▸ 2 expression on someone s face ▸ 3 for saying someone is looking ▸ 4 hole in needle ▸ 5 calm center of storm ▸ 6 spot on potato ▸ 7 part that hook fits into ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) one of the two… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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