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see yellowTo receive a yellow card.Rate it:

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I see what you did thereAn expression used to point out that another person's joke has been understood, either to praise its cleverness or to clearly communicate a lack of amusement at it.Rate it:

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I see what you did thereUsed other than as an idiom: see I, see, what, you, did, there.Rate it:

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I see, said the blind manSaid to express confusion. Also used to express understanding after an initial period of confusion, i.e., "I see, said the blind man."Rate it:

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I'll see you and raise youMore generally, used when someone produces or reveals something. One says this to announce they will answer by producing or revealing something of their own, usually greater in significance.Rate it:

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is that a gun in your pocket or are you just pleased to see meIndicates the speaker has noticed an erection underneath the interlocutor's clothes.Rate it:

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i’ll believe it when i see itA phrase used by someone who wants to express they are wary of what they have been told.Rate it:

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just you wait and see!Wait calmly and the results shall appear and surprise YOU"Rate it:

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let the dog see the rabbitGet out of the way, so I can see what I'm doing.Rate it:

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let's seeused as a filled pause to indicating thinking or pondering, but allowing hearer to participateRate it:

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long time no seeI haven't seen you for a long time.Rate it:

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not if I see you firstUsed as a reply to see you, see you later, see you soon etc., implying that if the speaker sees the interlocutor first then the speaker will avoid the interlocutor.Rate it:

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not see someone for dustNot to see someone at all; implies hasty departure.Rate it:

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not see straightTo be unable to think clearly.Rate it:

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not see straightUsed other than as an idiom: see not, see, straight.Rate it:

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raise the flag and see who salutesIt generates, usually as a preliminary step.Rate it:

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see a manTo take one's leave for some urgent purpose, especially to go to the bathroom.Rate it:

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see a manTo go have a drink or to meet one's bootlegger.Rate it:

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see a manA bland euphemism to conceal one's true purpose.Rate it:

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see a man about a dogUsed as an excuse for leaving without giving the real reason (especially if the reason is to go to the toilet, or to have a drink).Rate it:

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see a man about a horseA message signaling one needs to go missing for a short while, for any reason, without giving a real explanation.Rate it:

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see beyondTo be capable of predicting the future past a certain point.Rate it:

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see inTo show in: to introduce to the inside of a place.Rate it:

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see inTo welcome.Rate it:

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see intoTo perceive the truth about, especially of future events.Rate it:

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see intoTo escort into, especially a place of shelter.Rate it:

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see offTo accompany someone to a point of departure; to ensure someone departs safely.Rate it:

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see offTo defeat.Rate it:

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see one's way clear toTo commit oneself to.Rate it:

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see outTo accompany a guest when he or she leaves.Rate it:

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see outTo continue something until completion; to watch an activity develop to a conclusion.Rate it:

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see outTo outlive.Rate it:

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see overTo inspect something fully.Rate it:

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see redTo receive a red card, and be dismissed from the playing field.Rate it:

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see someone throughTo constitute ample supply for one for.Rate it:

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see someone's pointTo comprehend the meaning that someone is trying to convey.Rate it:

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see something throughTo fulfill a commitment.Rate it:

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see the elephantTo witness something unexpected and awe-filling. [early 19th c. to Civil War]Rate it:

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see the elephantUsed other than as an idiom: see see, the, elephant.Rate it:

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see the lightTo undergo a spiritual conversion.Rate it:

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see the light of dayTo appear; to be realised.Rate it:

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see thingsTo have visual hallucinations.Rate it:

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see throughTo be able to predict or read someone.Rate it:

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see toTo serve or care for.Rate it:

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see toTo take care of; to effect; to make happen.Rate it:

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see to it that...to make sure that...Rate it:

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see which way the cat jumpsTo delay taking action until something else happens first.Rate it:

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see youUsed as a farewell, stating the next time the speaker and interlocutor will see each otherRate it:

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see youUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see see,‎ you.Rate it:

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see yousee you laterRate it:

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