see someone for what (they) (really) are
- see someone for what (they) (really) are
- see (someone/something) for what (they) (really) are
to start to understand the truth about someone or something, especially when the truth is bad.
She suddenly saw him for what he was - a cold-hearted, calculating killer.
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see something for what (they) (really) are — see (someone/something) for what (they) (really) are to start to understand the truth about someone or something, especially when the truth is bad. She suddenly saw him for what he was a cold hearted, calculating killer … New idioms dictionary
see for what (they) (really) are — see (someone/something) for what (they) (really) are to start to understand the truth about someone or something, especially when the truth is bad. She suddenly saw him for what he was a cold hearted, calculating killer … New idioms dictionary
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