see fit

Idioms  

1. Deem appropriate, as in He's entitled to divide up his property as he sees fit, or If we see fit to attend, we'll be there. This expression uses see in the sense of “view as,” a usage dating from about 1325.

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see fit

You simply give equal amounts, start at birth for all three and give the same amount of money for each child until they are 18 or 21 or 25, or older, if you see fit.

From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026

If enacted, the law would go into effect in January 2028 to give manufacturers time to use up current stock and adjust packaging and ingredients as they see fit, Berman said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

Parents, it concluded, have a right to “direct the upbringing and education of their children” as they see fit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

"We let them judge it and do what they see fit," said Smith.

From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025

“I jest hope yore mother and them see fit to let you go.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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