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• cannot see straight — cannot see/think/straight phrase to be unable to see or think clearly She was too tired to be able to think straight. Thesaurus: not able to think clearlysynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

• cannot see (any) further than the end of one’s nose — Go to see no further than the end of one’s nose …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• cannot see the forest for the trees — fail to grasp the main issue because of overattention to details …   Useful english dictionary

• see — vb 1 See, behold, descry, espy, view, survey, contemplate, observe, notice, remark, note, perceive, discern can all mean to take cognizance of something by physical or sometimes mental vision. See, the most general of these terms, may be used to… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• cannot think straight — cannot see/think/straight phrase to be unable to see or think clearly She was too tired to be able to think straight. Thesaurus: not able to think clearlysynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

• see your way (clear) to doing something do something — see your ˈway (ˈclear) to doing sth/to do sth idiom to find that it is possible or convenient to do sth • Small builders cannot see their way clear to take on many trainees. Main entry: ↑wayidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• see your way (clear) to doing to do something — see your ˈway (ˈclear) to doing sth/to do sth idiom to find that it is possible or convenient to do sth • Small builders cannot see their way clear to take on many trainees. Main entry: ↑wayidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• one cannot see the wood for the trees — one only sees the small details and not the whole objects, one only see the parts and not the whole …   English contemporary dictionary

• see — see1 W1S1 [si:] v past tense saw [so: US so:] past participle seen [si:n] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(notice/examine)¦ 2¦(notice something is true)¦ 3¦(ability to see)¦ 4¦(find out information)¦ 5¦(in the future)¦ 6¦(where information is)¦ 7¦(understand)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• see off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you see off an opponent, you defeat them. [BRIT] [V P n (not pron)] There is no reason why they cannot see off the Republican challenge. [Also V n P] 2) PHRASAL VERB When you see someone off, you go with them to the station,… …   English dictionary

• see no further than the end of one’s nose — AND cannot see (any) further than the end of one’s nose in. to be arrow minded; to lack understanding and perception. □ She is so selfish she can see no further than the end of her nose. □ You don’t care about anyone but yourself. You can’t see… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions