see the elephant 也可說成 get a look / sight at the elephant，意思是“開眼界”、“長見識(shí)”。
“看到了大象”就等于“看到了世界”，就是“見過世面了”？因?yàn)?ldquo;see the elephant”這句俚語誕生的年代，只有在非洲和亞洲才能看到大象，對(duì)當(dāng)時(shí)的人來說能看見大象就真的是相當(dāng)于是見過世面的了，算是開了眼界了。就這樣，“see the elephant”就成了“見見世面”的意思了。
例：The boy came and saw the elephant in the city.男孩到城里來大開了眼界。
see red
to become very angry非常生氣;暴怒
see red 源于斗牛，公?？吹郊t色就會(huì)發(fā)怒。因此，see red意思是“怒不可遏”、“火冒三丈”。
例：When Jim realized that he had been duped, he started to see red.當(dāng)吉姆意識(shí)到受騙，他立即火冒三丈。
see the back of sb/sth
If you are pleased to see the back of someone or something, you are pleased that you no longer have to be involved with him, her, or it.巴不得…早點(diǎn)結(jié)束;再也不愿見到(某人)
例：The hotel staff were glad to see the back of such a difficult guest.賓館員工很高興把這么難伺候的客人打發(fā)走。
see stars
If you see stars, you are partly unconscious because you have been hit on the head.(頭部受撞擊而)眼冒金星
