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See and hear

Khalid said 'I'm glad you're seeing sense'. That means 'I'm glad you're being sensible or reasonable'. And when the manager said 'I hear what you're saying' he meant 'I understand what you're saying'.

Here are some more expressions and phrasal verbs with 'see' and 'hear':

see both sides
be able to understand the two different opinions in an argument or debate
I see both sides of the green argument - I think we all need to cut down on the amount of energy we use, but I still really need my car!

have seen it all before
have a lot of experience of something and so aren't surprised or shocked
She's been a teacher for 20 years so she's seen it all before. There's nothing teenagers can do that will surprise her.

see the back of someone
not have to deal with someone or something unpleasant
I'll be glad to see the back of her. She's made my life miserable in this office for years.

see something coming (a mile off)
realise that something is about to happen
Once he presented her with the red roses, you could see it coming. And sure enough, he asked her to marry him then and there, right in the middle of the restaurant!

can't hear yourself think
not be able to hear people talking because a place is so noisy
The band were great for the first 10 minutes but eventually we had to leave because we couldn't hear ourselves think.

Do you hear me?
used to emphasise what you are saying, especially if you think someone hasn't been paying attention to what you've been saying
I said, I want you to tidy your room, now! Do you hear me? I'm serious.

never hear the end of something
used to say that someone will continue to tell you about achieving something for a long time after they have achieved it
If her daughter wins this competition, we'll never hear the end of it. She's so proud of her children she never thinks that people might not want to hear about them all the time!

see about something / doing something
deal with or organise something
Can you see about those papers I left on my desk?
It's mum's birthday next week, I'll need to see about buying her a present.

see someone out
go to the door of a building or room with someone who doesn't live or work there, when they are leaving
Thanks for coming in for the interview. Kevin will see you out now.

hear from someone
be contacted by someone by phone, letter, email etc.
I haven't heard from Bill since he went to university. I wish he would write just so I know he hasn't forgotten about me.

hear of something
learn about something, find out that something has happened
I was very surprised to hear of his promotion. You know he's only been with the company of two months.

cancel
decide to stop an order for goods or services that you no longer want

change your mind
form a new opinion or make a new decision which is different to the one you had before

teething problems
problems which happen in the early stages of doing something new

mix up
mistake

compromise
agreement in an argument when the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree