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31 August 2007: Expressions with See

Well, August is coming to an end and we are getting much quieter now. Do you know the saying: "While the cat’s away the mice will play"? Well, that's what is happening at the moment as Harriet is away and all the teachers are having a fantastic time without her!

I thought we might look at expressions with see today.

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Exercise
Match the meanings with their expressions.

Drag-and-drop your chosen answer into one of the spaces below. Only use each answer once.

see both sides	see reason	see something coming	see somebody right	see the back of
see the light of day	see what somebody is really made of	see you later	we'll see	see what you can do

Meaning

Expression

to make sure that someone gets what they need, want or deserve

used for saying goodbye to someone you know you will see again shortly

used for saying that we will make up our minds later

to no longer have to deal with someone or something unpleasant

to find out how good or strong someone really is

understand both of the opinions in an argument or situation

to try to help somebody

change your mind because you realise that you may have been wrong

to realise that something is going to happen

10:

to be available or shown to people

Drag-and-drop your chosen answer into one of the spaces below. Only use each answer once.

see both sides	see reason	see something coming	see somebody right	see the back of
see the light of day	see what somebody is really made of	see you later	we'll see	see what you can do

That is all for this week. We'll have a more difficult lessons and more from English in Chester next time.

Best wishes from everyone at English in Chester!

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