more than meets the eye

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more than meets the eye

1. (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

Translations

Translations

• 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