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not see straight

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see not, see, straight.
  2. To be unable to think clearly.
    colloquial, figuratively

Examples

“I was so tired I was not able to see⟳ straight.”
“I am so angry that I can't see⟳ straight.”
“1985, Herbert Kretzmer, "Master of the House" (song) in Les Misérables Picking up their knick-knacks when they can't see⟳ straight”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

not touch with a barge pole not touch with a ten-foot pole not want to do that not win for losing notarise notarised

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