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see fit
see fit (to do something)
to decide to do something. If I see fit to return, I'll bring Bill with me. She'll do it if she sees fit.
see fit
to decide You can leave it here or take it with you, whichever you see fit.
see fit
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.