on closer analysis

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on closer analysis — idiom

1. used when a closer look at something shows it is different from how it first see

1.idiom
Definition

used when a closer look at something shows it is different from how it first seemed.

Example

The deal looked great, but on closer analysis, the interest rate was much higher than the bank's.

On closer analysis, the painting turned out to be a copy made in the 1920s.