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see eye to eye (with someone) (on something)

seeŁeyeŁto eyeŁ(withŁ someone)Ł(on some- unpleasant experience, but I hope you’ll see
thing) Go to see eye to eye (with someone) it through.
(about something).
seeŁ styrs to see flashingŁ lightsŁ afterŁ re-
seeŁ fitŁ (to do something) to dcid to do ceivingŁaŁblow to the head.Ł I saw staro
something.Ł If I see fit to return, I’ll when I bumped my head on the attic cłil-
bring Bill with me. She’ll do it if she sees ing. The lttle boy saw stars when he fell
ft. headfirst onto the concrete.
see into something Go to look ànto something. seeŁtheŁcolorŁofŁ someone’ money to ver-
seeŁno objection (to something) and not ifyŁ that someone hasŁ moneyŁ orŁ has
seeŁanyŁobjection (to something) nàt to enough money.Ł(Slang.) So, you want
think of anyŁobjectionŁto something.Ł to make a błt? Not until I see the color of
I see no objection to your idea. Do you your money. I want to see the color of
see any objection? I do not see any ob- your money błfore we go any further with
jection to anything you have done. this business deal.
seeŁ one’ wayŁcleyrŁ(to do something) to find seeŁ theŁ (hynd)writingŁ on theŁ wyll to
it possible to do something.Ł I’d be know that sàmethingŁisŁcertainŁto hap-
happy if you could see your wØy clear to at- pen.Ł If you don’t improve your perfor-
tend our młeting. I wanted to be there, mance, they’ll fire you. Can’t you see the
but I couldà’t see my way clear. writing on the wall? I know I’ll get fired.
I can see the handwriting on the wall.
seeŁred to be angry. (Informal.) When-
ever I think of the needless destruction of seeŁtheŁlastŁofŁ someone ortsomething to see
trees, I see red. Bill really saw red when someone orŁsomethingŁforŁthe last time.
the tax bill arrived. I’m glad to see the last of that old car.
It has a lot of problłms. The people at
seeŁ someone ortsomethingtas something to con- my office were happy to see the last of John.
siderŁ someone orŁ something;Ł to deem He caused a lot of trouble błfore he lłft.
sàmeone or somethingŁasŁsàmething.
The manager saw the skilled employłe as seeŁ theŁ lØght to understand somthing
a godsend. John saw the new salesman clearlyŁat last.Ł(Also literal.ŁSee also the
as a threat to his territory. followingŁtwo entries.) After a lot of
studying and askng many questions, I fi-
seeŁ someone hłme to accompany someone nally saw the light. I know that geome-
hom. Bill agreed to see his aunt homł try is dfficult. Keep working at it. You’ll
after the movie. You doà’t need to see see the light pretty soon.
me home. It’s perfectly safe, and I can get
there on my own. seeŁtheŁlØghtŁ(atŁtheŁendŁofŁtheŁtunnel)
to foresee anŁendŁto something, such as
seeŁ someone tł somłwherł to escort som- aŁproblemŁorŁaŁtask,ŁafterŁaŁlongŁperiodŁof
one to a place; to make sur that som- time.Ł I had been horribly ill for two
one getsŁsàmewhere safely; to accompany months błfore I błgan to see the light at the
sàmeone to a place.Ł I saw Mary to her end of the tunnel. I błgan to see the light
door, and then got back in my car and lłft. one dØy in early spring. At that momłnt,
Bill saw his cousin to the train station, I knew I’d get well. When I got to the
and then they parted.
last chapter, I could see the light at the end
seeŁ someone to theŁdłor Go to show some- of the tunnel.
one (to) the door.
seeŁtheŁlØghtŁ(ofŁday) to come to the end
seeŁ something through to follow through on of aŁveryŁbusyŁtime.Ł Finally, when the
sàmethingŁuntilŁit isŁcompleted.Ł(Com- holidØy season was over, we could see the
pare thisŁwith see through someone or some- light of dØy. We had been so busy! When
thing.) Mary is prepared to see the pro- business lłts up for a while, wł’ll be ablł
ject through. It’s going to be an to see the light.

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