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not see for looking

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

Be unable to identify because one is trying too hard.

Examples

“At the moment she can't see⟳ for looking and her eyes are looking only at yesterday.”
“The answer⟳ to what I do next is probably the same: staring me right in the face⟳ and I can't see⟳ for looking.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

not see someone for dust not see straight not touch with a barge pole not touch with a ten-foot pole not want to do that not win for losing

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