More To Someone Or Something Than Meets The Eye Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does More To Someone Or Something Than Meets The Eye Idiom mean?

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more to (someone or something) than meets the eye What does more to (someone or something) than meets the eye mean?	more interesting or intelligent or complicated than it seems	The problem appeared to be simple but there was more to it than meets the eye.
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Weather a storm What does "Weather a storm" mean?	If you weather a storm, you get through a crisis or hard times.
get hooked What does "get hooked" mean?	become addicted (usually to drugs)
low man on the totem pole What does "low man on the totem pole" mean?	the least important person	I am the low man on the totem pole in our company and I have no power at all.
bad rap What does "bad rap" mean?	a false criminal accusation or conviction.	He's got a bad rap as a drug dealer, but it's not true.
a dose of one's own medicine What does "a dose of one's own medicine" mean?	the same kind of treatment that one gives to other people	The man got a dose of his own medicine when his boss began to treat him the same way that he treated others.
beat up (someone) What does "beat up (someone)" mean?	to harm someone by hitting or beating them	The young boys beat up one of the older students.
take a new turn What does "take a new turn" mean?	to begin a new course or direction	The campaign to clean up the river took a new turn when the large electricity company joined in the campaign.

with a jaundiced eye What does "with a jaundiced eye" mean?	with a prejudiced or distorted way of seeing something	My friend is very smart but he always looks at everything with a jaundiced eye.
take a spill What does "take a spill" mean?	to have a fall, to tip over	The little boy took a spill when he was trying to learn how to ride his bicycle.
tear (someone) limb from limb What does "tear (someone) limb from limb" mean?	to attack someone in a violent way	The dogs attacked the cat and tore it limb from limb.
on the average What does "on the average" mean?	generally, usually	On the average I get about eight hours of sleep every night.

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More To Someone Or Something Than Meets The Eye Idiom