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deep down

Idioms  

  1. At bottom, basically. For example, Deep down she was a rebel, or Although he would never admit it, deep down he was very fond of her. [c. 1900]

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"I can be bolshie if I'm fighting for a cause or for someone else, but deep down I'm very sensitive."

From BBC

“We just got to dig deep down and everyone has got to bring effort every time, all the time,” Hayes said, “and that’s all we have to care about is defense.”

From Los Angeles Times

"I don't think the fans really believed, deep down, that we were going to win that game," the former midfielder said.

From BBC

"But actually, it helped me heal and deep down I knew I'd have a child one way or another."

From BBC

“I never truly believed that. Not deep down.”

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