"beneath the surface" meaning in English

See beneath the surface in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-beneath the surface.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} beneath the surface, {{en-prep phrase}} beneath the surface
  1. (idiomatic) Beyond what is obvious. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: below the surface Derived forms: scratch beneath the surface
    Sense id: en-beneath_the_surface-en-prep_phrase-3WvUkJvJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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