more than meets the eye

idiom

: more (to something) than there appears to be at first
There is more to this proposal than meets the eye.

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Most new soccer bettors will look to goal differential as a way of separating certain sides, but there’s usually more than meets the eye with teams’ base statistics. Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2022 Like so much in Chinatown, there’s more than meets the eye at Ting’s. Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 5 May 2021 Is Rory just a jokester or is there a little bit more than meets the eye? Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 June 2023 A lot of times, abnormal lip colors are more than meets the eye—they’re also about a reclamation of sorts. Kristen Bateman, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for more than meets the eye 

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“More than meets the eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20than%20meets%20the%20eye. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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