not see for looking
English
[edit]Etymology
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Verb
[edit]- To be unable to identify because one is trying too hard.
- 2011, Irini Savvides, Sky Legs, →ISBN:
- At the moment she can't see for looking and her eyes are looking only at yesterday.
- 2013, Dorothy Koomson, The Flavours of Love: The Richard & Judy Bestselling Author, →ISBN:
- The answer to what I do next is probably the same: staring me right in the face and I can't see for looking.
See also
[edit]Categories:
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *né
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₂óyu
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *preh₂-
- English compound terms
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wekʷ-
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weǵʰ-
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per- (before)
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ey- (life)
- English lemmas
- English verbs
- English multiword terms
- English terms with quotations
- English negative polarity items