scratch beneath the surface

English

Verb

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.

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