Idiom
scratch beneath the surface
Meaning
To look or see beyond what is obvious.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You need to scratch beneath the surface to understand the real problem.”
“The town looks perfect, but if you scratch beneath the surface, you will find many hidden social issues.”
“While the candidate’s initial speech was polished and charming, voters who scratched beneath the surface discovered a lack of concrete policy proposals.”
Examples
simple
“You need to scratch beneath the surface to understand the real problem.”
contextual
“The town looks perfect, but if you scratch beneath the surface, you will find many hidden social issues.”
complex
“While the candidate’s initial speech was polished and charming, voters who scratched beneath the surface discovered a lack of concrete policy proposals.”
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