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see for what are

see somebody/something for what they (really) are

to start to understand the truth about someone or something, especially when the truth is bad She suddenly saw him for what he was - a cold-hearted, calculating killer.
See also: see

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mirna-Croatian, Serbian
Andreia-Portuguese
SummerSUM-ərEnglish
Ustinya-Russian
Rufus['ru:fəs]
SiÔNSHONWelsh
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