deep down (inside)

idiom

—used to mean that something is true or real even if it is not said or shown to other people

He knew deep down inside that she was right.

Deep down, I think we all felt the same way.

He might look like a mean old man, but deep down inside he is a very kind person.

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Henley knew, given the amount of time on the clock, that Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell would be looking to attack deep down the seam. —

Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025 It will be done by career leftist tech billionaires who hate Trump deep down inside. —

Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 27 Dec. 2024 But deep down, a rock immediately formed at the basin of Elizabeth Piest’s stomach. —

Liz McNeil, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024 Down 27-24 with 10:51 to go in regulation, Marvin Mims Jr. was wide open deep down the field, but Nix underthrew the ball, resulting in an incompletion. —

Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for deep down (inside)

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