Needed more to it, wanted more to it
1. It felt strange having a solid future as opposed to moving when I wanted to or needed to, but I wanted more to it than what I'd done so far.
2. It wasn't that she didn't like the light blue and white costume, it's that she thought it needed more to it.
Q1) Are "I wanted more to it" and "It needed more to it" correct English in sentences 1 and 2?
Q2) If Q1 Is correct, are the below sentences 3 and 4 correct English as well?
?3. Ask away if you need more to it!
4. Ask away if you want more to it!
Top answer
None of those uses "more to it" naturally. "More to it" suggests that there is something hidden. "She said she was just trying to help her father, but there was more to it than that.
- None of those uses "more to it" naturally.
- "More to it" suggests that there is something hidden.
- "She said she was just trying to help her father, but there was more to it than that.
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None of those uses "more to it" naturally. "More to it" suggests that there is something hidden. "She said she was just trying to help her father, but there was more to it than that. She wanted some for herself, too."
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