see things

see things
1. to notice something, esp. something that someone else would not notice.

And when I'm playing hockey, my eyes watch the puck, and I see things I hardly realize I'm seeing.

2. to imagine something is present or happening when it is not.

Everyone is afraid of something, and most people see things at one time or another.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • see things — verb To have visual hallucinations. It was there before. I think Im seeing things …   Wiktionary

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  • see things — phrasal hallucinate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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