From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsee through phrasal verb1 see through somebody/somethingTRICK/DECEIVE to realize that someone is trying to deceive you I saw through his excuses. I could never lie to her because I know she’d see through me straight away. I can’t bluff – she’d see right through me.2 see something throughCONTINUE/NOT STOP to continue doing something until it is finished, especially something difficult or unpleasant It’ll take a lot of effort to see the project through.3 see somebody through (something)HELP to give help and support to someone during a difficult time Setting goals should help see you through. I’ve got enough money to see me through six months of unemployment.4 see something through somebody’s eyes to see something or think about it in the way that someone else does The world is very different when seen through the eyes of a child. → see→ See Verb table
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see through• The course was hard, but I wanted to see it through.• Cassidy, aged 83, intends to see the project through to completion.see right through me• She can see right through me, he thought.see something through somebody’s eyes• We have come to see it through the eyes of the people who take part in it.see-throughˈsee-through adjective SEEa see-through material or surface allows you to see through it SYN transparent a see-through blouseExamples from the Corpus
see-through• Bring a red biro and a see-through bag for your map.• She posed for 'Vogue' in a see-through black teddy.• Not simple sheer see-through curtains and ordinary white pull-down light-blocking shades.• Robust white zips bite tightly pulling together taut panels of see-through plastic.• Between the moon and my see-through roof a purple storm was blowing the dust of some previous war into the waste spaces.• Play peekaboo, using see-through scarves or your hands.• The see-through trouser suit she had designed herself had caused a sensation at Rachel Ansorge's party. 