to see sb do sth
31see which way the wind is blowing — see which way the ˈwind is blowing idiom to get an idea of what is likely to happen before doing sth Main entry: ↑wayidiom …
32see — verb 1 become aware of sth using your eyes ADVERB ▪ clearly, easily, plainly ▪ dimly, faintly ▪ barely, hardly ▪ …
33see something out — Brit. come to the end of a period of time or undertaking I could well see out my career in Italy * * * ˌsee sthˈout derived (not used in the progressive tenses) (BrE) to reach the end or last until the end of sth • They had enough fuel to see the …
34see the last of somebody — hear/see the ˈlast of sb/sth idiom to hear/see sb/sth for the last time • That was the last I ever saw of her. • Unfortunately, I don t think we ve heard the last of this affair. Main entry: ↑lastidiom …
35see something through — PERSEVERE WITH, persist with, continue (with), carry on with, keep at, follow through, stay with; informal stick at, stick it out, hang in there. → see * * * persist with an undertaking until it is completed * * * ˌsee sth ˈthrough derived (not… …
36ˌsee sth ˈthrough — phrasal verb to continue doing something until it is finished Having come this far, she was determined to see things through.[/ex] …
37see something coming — foresee or be prepared for an event, typically an unpleasant one * * * see sth ˈcoming idiom to realize that there is going to be a problem before it happens • We should have seen it coming. There was no way he could keep going under all that… …
38see the writing on the wall — the ˌwriting is on the ˈwall | see the ˌwriting on the ˈwall idiom (NAmE also the ˌhandwriting on the ˈwall) (saying) used when you are describing a situation in which there are signs that sth is going to have problems or that it is going to be a …
39throw sth away — UK US throw sth away Phrasal Verb with throw({{}}/θrəʊ/ verb [T] (threw, thrown) ► ENVIRONMENT to get rid of something you do not want any more: »US consumers throw away around 100 billion plastic bags annually. → See also THROW STH OUT(Cf. ↑ …
40throw sth out — UK US throw sth out Phrasal Verb with throw({{}}/θrəʊ/ verb [T] (threw, thrown) ► if a court or other authority throws out a claim, decision, plan, etc., it refuses to accept it: throw out a case/lawsuit/charge »The case was thrown out of court… …
