"scratch beneath the surface" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-scratch beneath the surface.ogg Forms: scratches beneath the surface [present, singular, third-person], scratching beneath the surface [participle, present], scratched beneath the surface [participle, past], scratched beneath the surface [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=scratch beneath the surface}} scratch beneath the surface (third-person singular simple present scratches beneath the surface, present participle scratching beneath the surface, simple past and past participle scratched beneath the surface)
  1. (idiomatic) To look or see beyond what is obvious. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: scratch the surface
    Sense id: en-scratch_beneath_the_surface-en-verb-xmOrFkQ1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "To look or see beyond what is obvious."
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        "(idiomatic) To look or see beyond what is obvious."
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