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see
1) for saw (preterite of to see.) I see him yesterday, for I saw him. This corruption is common amon...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to see home
'To see a lady home,' is to wait upon or attend her home from a party or elsewhere. The eventful da...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to see the elephant
is a South-western phrase, and means, generally, to undergo any disappointment of high-raised expect...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to see how the cat jumps
A metaphorical expression meaning, to discover the secrets or designs of others. We also say, in th...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.