Meaning of under the surface | Babel Free

Definitions

Inwardly; inside; deep down.

idiomatic

Examples

“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 under the surface.”

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