see sense/reason

make (one) see reason

To adopt or accept a rational, sensible course of action or assessment of a situation, especially after persuasion or a realization of error. I finally managed to make him see reason, and he agreed not to sell the family farm just yet. No one will ever make my grandma see reason about her smoking—by her logic, she's already got one foot in the grave, so why should she give up something that she still enjoys?

make (one) see sense

To adopt or accept a rational, sensible course of action or assessment of a situation, especially after persuasion or a realization of error. I finally managed to make him see sense, and he agreed not to sell the family farm just yet. No one will ever make my grandma see sense about her smoking—by her logic, she's already got one foot in the grave, so why should she give up something that she still enjoys?

see reason

To adopt or accept a rational, sensible course of action or assessment of a situation, especially after persuasion or a realization of error. I finally managed to make him see reason, and he agreed not to sell the family farm just yet. My grandma is never going to see reason about her smoking—by her logic, she's already got one foot in the grave, so why should she give up something that she still enjoys?

see sense

To adopt or accept a rational, sensible course of action or assessment of a situation, especially after persuasion or a realization of error. I finally managed to make him see sense, and he agreed not to sell the family farm just yet. My grandma is never going to see sense about her smoking—by her logic, she's already got one foot in the grave, so why should she give up something that she still enjoys?

see reason

Adopt a sensible course of action, let oneself be persuaded, as in At ninety Grandma finally saw reason and gave up driving her car. This expression, which uses reason in the sense of "good sense," was first recorded in Shakespeare's 1 Henry IV (1:2).

see reason (or sense)

realize that you have been wrong and adopt a sensible attitude.

(make somebody) see ˈsense/ˈreason

(make somebody) begin to act and think more reasonably than before: Ah, you’ve given up smoking! I’m glad you’ve seen sense at last. It’s time somebody made him see reason.

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释义	see sense/reason make (one) see reason To adopt or accept a rational, sensible course of action or assessment of a situation, especially after persuasion or a realization of error. I finally managed to make him see reason, and he agreed not to sell the family farm just yet. No one will ever make my grandma see reason about her smoking—by her logic, she's already got one foot in the grave, so why should she give up something that she still enjoys? See also: make, reason, see make (one) see sense To adopt or accept a rational, sensible course of action or assessment of a situation, especially after persuasion or a realization of error. I finally managed to make him see sense, and he agreed not to sell the family farm just yet. No one will ever make my grandma see sense about her smoking—by her logic, she's already got one foot in the grave, so why should she give up something that she still enjoys? See also: make, see, sense see reason To adopt or accept a rational, sensible course of action or assessment of a situation, especially after persuasion or a realization of error. I finally managed to make him see reason, and he agreed not to sell the family farm just yet. My grandma is never going to see reason about her smoking—by her logic, she's already got one foot in the grave, so why should she give up something that she still enjoys? See also: reason, see see sense To adopt or accept a rational, sensible course of action or assessment of a situation, especially after persuasion or a realization of error. I finally managed to make him see sense, and he agreed not to sell the family farm just yet. My grandma is never going to see sense about her smoking—by her logic, she's already got one foot in the grave, so why should she give up something that she still enjoys? See also: see, sense Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. see reason Adopt a sensible course of action, let oneself be persuaded, as in At ninety Grandma finally saw reason and gave up driving her car. This expression, which uses reason in the sense of "good sense," was first recorded in Shakespeare's 1 Henry IV (1:2). See also: reason, see The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. see reason (or sense) realize that you have been wrong and adopt a sensible attitude. See also: reason, see Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary (make somebody) see ˈsense/ˈreason (make somebody) begin to act and think more reasonably than before: Ah, you’ve given up smoking! I’m glad you’ve seen sense at last. It’s time somebody made him see reason. See also: reason, see, sense Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: make (one) see reason make (one) see sense see reason see sense keep (one's) head right keep one’s head right get (one's) wits about (one) get wits about one have (one's) wits about (one) have your wits about you
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