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.
Examples of deep down (inside) in a Sentence
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Billkin fit this image well because deep down inside he’s got a kind heart, the director told us.
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Sara Merican, Deadline, 19 June 2024
But at the same time, deep down, there’s still that heart that wants to do good.
—Matthew Jacobs, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 June 2024
True, these are people that rabid nationalists claim not to miss, but deep down many know that a great power needs them.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
All his screaming isn’t about rage just lurking underneath the surface or repressed anger hidden deep down, waiting to explode.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2024
And there on the report’s final page, deep down a list of its authors, was the name of the man positioning himself as FIFA’s savior: Gianni Infantino.
—Tariq Panja, New York Times, 15 May 2024
That left one option: dig deep down below and build a new 12,000-square-foot wing, which includes 6,000 square feet of new exhibit space underneath the library and its lawn.
—Andrea Mays, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2024
The bunker deep down the fairway — the one that can scare the heck out of you on the tee box — well that didn’t matter much for Lamprecht, who smacked his drive 367 yards and a mile over that trap.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2024
The additional ingredients, like organic aloe vera, rosemary leaf extract, penetrate deep down to help relieve tightness and aching.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Sara Merican, Deadline, 19 June 2024
But at the same time, deep down, there’s still that heart that wants to do good.
—Matthew Jacobs, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 June 2024
True, these are people that rabid nationalists claim not to miss, but deep down many know that a great power needs them.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
All his screaming isn’t about rage just lurking underneath the surface or repressed anger hidden deep down, waiting to explode.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2024
And there on the report’s final page, deep down a list of its authors, was the name of the man positioning himself as FIFA’s savior: Gianni Infantino.
—Tariq Panja, New York Times, 15 May 2024
That left one option: dig deep down below and build a new 12,000-square-foot wing, which includes 6,000 square feet of new exhibit space underneath the library and its lawn.
—Andrea Mays, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2024
The bunker deep down the fairway — the one that can scare the heck out of you on the tee box — well that didn’t matter much for Lamprecht, who smacked his drive 367 yards and a mile over that trap.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2024
The additional ingredients, like organic aloe vera, rosemary leaf extract, penetrate deep down to help relieve tightness and aching.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
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