hidden gem
noun1
Figuratively Something possessing a value or beauty that is not immediately apparent, and which therefore has received far less recognition than it deserves.
- Ordinary readers would have passed it by unnoticed, but his keen eye saw the hidden gem, and he quickly seized it, and held it up to his delighted hearers.1902, John Taylor, Reminiscences of Isaac Marsden of Doncaster, C. H. Kelly, page 107:
- Tucked away in a corner of Les Halles, L'Autobus Impérial is a hidden gem. The rather unattractive entrance does little justice to the superb art nouveau dining room, built in 1910 and boasting a listed glass ceiling.2012, Time Out Paris, Time Out Guides Ltd, →ISBN, page 187:
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