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Phrase(s): see around something 1. Lit. to see what is on the other side of or partially concealed by something. • I could not see around the truck in front of me. • Do you think I can see around corners? 2. Fig. to perceive someone’s deception. • I see around your trickery! • We all see around your stated purpose!
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Phrase(s): see someone or something around something to notice someone or something in the vicinity of something or near something. • I saw the boys around the swings on the playground. • Did you see my cat around the neighborhood anywhere?
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs