beneath the surface
Beyond what is obvious.
She saw what was beneath the surface and realized he was not such a bad guy.
beneath
UK /bɪˈniːθ/ US /bɪˈniːθ/
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adv
1
Below or underneath.
Of all the transitions brought about on the Earth’s surface by temperature change, the melting of ice into water is the starkest. It is binary. And for the land beneath, the air above and the life around, it changes everything.
prep
1
Below.
Our country sinks beneath the yoke.
1718, Alexander Pope, epitaph to Nicholas Rowe Beneath a rude and nameless stone he lies.
2
In a position that is lower in rank, dignity, etc.
Their despicable behaviour is beneath contempt.
He will do nothing that is beneath his high station.
3
Covered up or concealed by something.
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