deep inside

English

Adverb

deep inside (comparative more deep inside, superlative most deep inside)

  1. at heart, deep down
    • 1998, Jon Land, Dead Simple, Forge, →ISBN, page 156:
      But deep inside he knew the truth was he longed for one last great adventure.
    • 2008, Susan May Warren, Finding Stefanie, Tyndale, →ISBN, page 61:
      Besides, sometimes, deep inside, she longed to be twelve again.
    • 2010, Judy Duarte, His, Hers and…Theirs?, Silhouette Books, →ISBN, page 45:
      He's been short-tempered and snappy for as long as I can remember. But for what it's worth—deep inside—he's a good man.
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