see into

verb

to examine or investigate
to discover the true nature of
I can't see into your thoughts

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Idioms and Phrases

Investigate; see look into .

Understand the true character or nature of, as in Mother could see into Mary very well and knew exactly what she was up to . Shakespeare used this idiom in 2 Henry VI (3:1): “Well hath your Highness seen into this duke.”

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We could see into that Holiday Inn through its plate glass windows and observe cops walking around its lobby with billy clubs, keeping a watchful eye on us.

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“As an audience member seated in the house, you don’t see into the wings usually, so we had to make that real as well. We knew we would be shooting in hallways and outside the rehearsal spaces too, so we needed to experience the space the way the dancers would.”

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Coming down the 11th hole it is possible to see into the neighbouring Augusta Country Club course.

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I’ve seen the film twice now, first when it premiered at Sundance in 2023, then again more recently, and I still can’t see into Killian.

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To see into the driverless future it might be worth watching developments in China.

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seeing things seek

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