more than meets the eye

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more than meets the eye

(idiomatic) More than what is apparent or readily noticeable.
- 1979, Neil Young (lyrics and music), “Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)”, in Rust Never Sleeps, performed by Neil Young and Crazy Horse:
  Rock and roll can never die / There's more to the picture than meets the eye

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Finnish: piillä jotain (verb with subject in the inessive case: to be more than meets the eye)
French: un train peut en cacher un autre (fr)
Malay: indah khabar daripada rupa
Polish: więcej niż na pierwszy rzut oka
Portuguese: o buraco é mais embaixo (Brazil)
Spanish: tener su miga, tener su intríngulis
Yoruba: ejò lọ́wọ́ nínú

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