not see for looking en · VERB
Etymology
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Meanings
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To be unable to identify because one is trying too hard.
The answer to what I do next is probably the same: staring me right in the face and I can't see for looking.
2013, Dorothy Koomson, The Flavours of Love: The Richard & Judy Bestselling Author, →ISBN:At the moment she can't see for looking and her eyes are looking only at yesterday.
2011, Irini Savvides, Sky Legs, →ISBN: