199. More Than Meets the Eye - Phrases - More Than Meets the Eye / More to Something Than Meets the Eye

More Than Meets the Eye :  눈에 보이는 이상의 것, 숨은 자질, 더 복잡하고 심오한 것

There is More to sb/sth/doing Than Meets the Eye : ~에는 눈에 보이는 것 이상의 것이 있다, ~에는 겉으로 보이는것 이상의 것이 있다. ~는 보이는게 전부가 아니다

 

It means there is something deeper than what it just appears to be

It is more complicated than it readily noticeable 

Meets the eye means what you can see, what is apparent, what comes directly into you eye at first observation

There are hidden motives, there's more than meets the eye to his generosity, he wants something

There is a lot more to it than meets the eye

It is not as obviously easy as I thought it was

Something that has more merit or is more inportant or has facet than initially perceived

 

He seems like a very simple person who comes from a rural background but there's more to hime than meets the eye, he has more qualities more merit than you can see

 

 

Formality : 4.5

 

 

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