Idiom meaning, usage examples, facts

1. I can’t see any reason why this man on the telephone is trying to give me a free vacation. There’s more here than meets the eye.
2. When Jerry had received a letter saying that the company was letting him go, the reason the letter gave was a lack of work, but Jerry had been busier than ever these last few months. He thought to himself, “There’s more to this than meets the eye. ”