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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Is Rory just a jokester or is there a little bit more than meets the eye?
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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
There’s more than meets the eye — and nose — at the La Brea Tar Pits.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2022
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
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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
There’s more than meets the eye — and nose — at the La Brea Tar Pits.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2022
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
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 10 Sep. 2025.
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