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[see through]{v.} 1. To understand the real meaning of or reason for; realize the falseness of. •/Mother saw through Johnny’s excuses not to go to bed on Christmas Eve. She knew he wanted to stay up to see Santa Claus./ •/The teacher saw through the boy’s story of having to help at home./ 2. To do (something) until finished; stay with until the end. •/Once Charles started a job, he saw it through till it was finished./ 3. To help and encourage (a person) through trouble or difficulty. •/Mrs. Miller saw Jane through her sickness./ •/When Mr. and Mrs. Brown lost their little girl, their friends saw them through with help and sympathy./ •/His business was about to fail, but his banker saw him through./ 4. To be enough for; last. •/This money will see us through the week./ •/Here is a long report to type. Do you have enough paper to see you through?/ Compare: TIDE OVER.

[see to] also [look to]{v.} To attend to; take care of; do whatever needs to be done about. •/While Donna bought the theatre tickets, I saw to the parking of the car./ Compare: SEE ABOUT.

[see to it]{v. phr.} To take care; take the responsibility; make sure. — Usually used with a noun clause. •/We saw to it that the child was fed and bathed./

[see with rose-colored glasses] See: LOOK AT THE WORLD THROUGH ROSE-COLORED GLASSES.

[seed money]{n. phr.} A small grant or donation for others to be able to start a new venture. •/All you need is some seed money and you can set up your own desk-top publishing firm./

[seize on]{v.} To make use of (a happening or idea.) •/Bob seized on the rain as an excuse for missing school./

[seize on] or [upon]{v. phr.} To latch onto. •/Whenever Herb is in a romantic mood, Irene seizes on it and starts talking about marriage, which is not what Herb had in mind./

[seize the opportunity]{v. phr.} To exploit a chance. •/His wealthy uncle offered to send him to Harvard and he wisely seized the opportunity./

[self-conscious]{adj.} Embarrassed; shy. •/Edith has a freckled face and sometimes she is very self-conscious about it./

[self-made]{adj.} Having achieved wealth, fame, and success on one’s own without outside help. •/John D. Rockefeller is one of the most famous self-made men in America./

[self-possessed]{adj.} Confident; sure of one self. •/Before he made his first million, he used to be shy, but afterwards he became very self-possessed./

[self-seeking]{adj.} Given to egotism and self-aggrandizement. •/Al is the most self-seeking person I’ve ever met, he is not fun to be around./

[sell down the river]{v. phr.} To give harmful information about someone or something to one’s enemies; betray. •/The traitor sold his country down the river to the enemy army./ •/The criminal told the hiding place of his companions and sold them down the river./ Compare: SELL OUT(2).

[sell off]{v. phr.} To liquidate one’s holdings of certain set items. •/The retired professor had to sell off his rare butterfly collection to meet his health expenses./