seeing things

Idioms  

1. Experiencing hallucinations or delusions, as in I thought I saw my father, but I must have been seeing things; he died twenty years ago. [First half of 1900s]

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Example Sentences

“Am I seeing things?” the lady asked.

From Literature

“This really is the new generation seeing things completely differently,” Luntz said.

From The Wall Street Journal

If you’re just checking the biggest stock movers in Wednesday trading, you’re not seeing things.

From Barron's

For someone whose superpower was seeing things, he sure missed a lot.

From Literature

Papa just stood there for a second looking at me, then he smiled and said, “Jay Berry, when a boy’s growing up, it’s all right for him to see things. I did myself, but you’re getting to be a pretty big boy now and I think it’s time you quit seeing things. Rowdy probably treed a squirrel.”

From Literature