SKIN-DEEP


Meaning of SKIN-DEEP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈskɪnˈdi:p ]

{adj.} Only on the surface; not having any deep or honest meaning; not really or closely connected with what it seems to belong to. * /Mary's friendliness with Joan is only skin-deep./ * /Ralph crammed for the test and got a good grade, but his knowledge of the lesson is only skin-deep./ Contrast: BRED IN THE BONE.

Dictionary of English idioms .      Словарь английских идиом.