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let me see

Idioms

Also, let's see. I'm thinking about it or trying to remember, as in Let me see, I'll be in Boston tomorrow and the next day. This idiom was first recorded in 1520.

Example Sentences

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Just minutes after I was diagnosed, one of my first thoughts was, “Please god, let me see my daughter graduate from high school.”

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

“To them, it’s like, ‘Now I have the keys to a brand-new car, let me see what I can do with it and how I can work it in with what I’ve been doing.’”

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

It let me see the destruction first hand, and to talk to soldiers.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025

I'm just trying to let anybody and everybody let me get up, let me see what I can do.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2024

“You will both receive Special Awards for Services to the School and — let me see — yes, I think two hundred points apiece for Gryffindor.”

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

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