Idiom
deep down
Meaning
Fundamentally; in essence; in reality
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Deep down, I know I should exercise more.”
“He acts like he does not care about the promotion, but deep down, he really wants it.”
“Although she maintained a composed and professional exterior throughout the negotiation, deep down she felt a profound sense of uncertainty regarding the final outcome.”
Examples
simple
“Deep down, I know I should exercise more.”
contextual
“He acts like he does not care about the promotion, but deep down, he really wants it.”
complex
“Although she maintained a composed and professional exterior throughout the negotiation, deep down she felt a profound sense of uncertainty regarding the final outcome.”
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