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more than meets the eye

A hidden significance, greater than is first apparent, as in This agreement involves more than meets the eye. [Mid-1800s]

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more often than not, more or less, more power to someone, more sinned against than sinning, more sol., more than meets the eye, more than one bargained for, more than one can shake a stick at, more than one way to skin a cat, more the merrier, the, more things in heaven and earth, horatio

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