see reason

Idioms  

1. Adopt a sensible course of action, let oneself be persuaded, as in At ninety Grandma finally saw reason and gave up driving her car. This expression, which uses reason in the sense of “good sense,” was first recorded in Shakespeare's 1 Henry IV (1:2).

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see reason

Still, some investors see reason for caution ahead.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 11, 2025

And they see reason for concern in how investors in equities and the credit market are assessing the risks.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025

Anne's daughter, now 22, told TF1 she tried to "get her mother to see reason" for over a year but that her mother was too excited.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2025

“But when you go further, as a human being should, you see potential, and you see reason and you see motive.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2023

“Now, see reason, Betsy,” said Mother Slaughter, a tiny old thing, in the huge bonnet and cape that she had worn in life and been buried wearing.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman