not see straight
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English
[edit]Verb
[edit]- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see not, see, straight.
- (figurative, colloquial) To be unable to think clearly.
- 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
Usage notes
[edit]- Usually with contracted forms of not, but also with other negatives, such as never, no one, unable.