look through
verb- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, through. · He looked through the binoculars at the bird.
- To take a view of the contents of; search in, either with the eyes or by hand. · I looked through the magazine, but it didn't seem very interesting.· Airport security looked through her purse and confiscated her nail scissors.
- To appear or pretend not to see something or someone who is clearly visible. · I tried to get Michele's attention at the party, but she looked right through me!
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It was as much as she could do, lying down on one side, to look through into the garden with one eye; but to get through was more hopeless than ever: she sat down and began to cry again.
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