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Phrase(s): look beyond someone or something
1. Lit. to try to see to a point farther than someone or something. • Look beyond Claire at the forest in the distance. • Look beyond the house and see what you can spot in the trees behind it. 2. Fig. to try to think or plan further than someone or something. • Sally will be gone soon. Look beyond Sally and decide whom you want to hire. • Look beyond Tom. Think about how you will deal with the next person who has Tom’s job.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs