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under the surface

under the surface prepositional phrase: inwardly; inside; deep down.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Inwardly; inside; deep down.
    • In less of a nod than a jabbed finger to the film's own forebears, Felix drops in a mention of Evelyn Waugh being reputedly obsessed with the place. All of this is a calculated set-up, Saltburn intended to seduce the viewer with grandeur as much as it might hope to imply ominous things lurking...2023 November 13, Rosalind Jana, “Saltburn and the bizarre life of Britain's stately homes”, in BBC

Questions about under the surface

What does under the surface mean?
Under the surface means inwardly; inside; deep down.
What part of speech is under the surface?
Under the surface is a prepositional phrase.

Words near under the surface in the dictionary

  1. under the sayas
  2. under the sheets
  3. under the spotlight
  4. under the stars
  5. under the sun
  6. under the surface
  7. under the table
  8. under the weather
  9. under the wire
  10. under the yoke
  11. under tow

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