| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| there's more than meets the eye |
part of the story has not been told
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In a government scandal, there's always more than meets the eye.
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| there's more than one way to skin a cat |
there are many ways to do it, I know another method
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For math problems, there's more than one way to skin a cat.
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| there's no love lost |
they do not like each other, bad blood, hold a grudge
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There's no love lost between Jay and Pete. They've been fighting since they were boys.
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| there's no tomorrow |
we have to win today; if we lose, we are out; do or die
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The Bruins will be eliminated if they lose tonight. There's no tomorrow.
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| there's no two ways about it |
there is only one answer; cannot have two meanings
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We have to get you on that plane. There's no two ways about it.
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| there's not much to choose between them |
they are nearly equal, it's a toss-up
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A Ford or a Mercury - there's not much to choose between them.
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| there's nothing to it |
it is easy to do, it's a snap
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I can solve this math problem. There's nothing to it.
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| there's nothing to it |
it is not true, it is a lie
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I heard that Pearl had left Carlos, but there's nothing to it.
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| there's one born every minute |
there are lots of people who will believe anything, there are lots of suckers
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"Only a sucker would buy this car." "Right, and there's one born every minute."
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| there's something fishy |
there is something wrong, there is something strange
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There's something fishy about a 1970 car with only 5000 km.
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