look beyond

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look beyond someone or something

1. Lit. to try to see to a point farther than someone or something. Look beyond Claire at the forest in the distance. Look beyond the house and see what you can spot in the trees behind it.

2. Fig. to try to think or plan further than someone or something. Sally will be gone soon. Look beyond Sally and decide whom you want to hire. Look beyond Tom. Think about how you will deal with the next person who has Tom's job.

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1) The first thing you may need to do, if you are to get the best Acai berry, is to look beyond the price. 3 Tips to Help You Get the Best Acai Berry by Jamie Gram / Food/cooking/nutrition community This means that if you would like to restore a relationship after a case of cheating, you will need to look beyond this painful experience. Bringing Back the Sparkle after Infidelity by Teecee Go / Consumer news, advice, product reviews community It''s time to look beyond "the man" for other business ventures. Start Your Successful Moneymaking Business by radhika dubey / Business community			Long time no see long-winded longer longest way round is the shortest way home look look a gift horse in the mouth look a million dollars look about look after look after number one look ahead look ahead to look alike Look alive! look around look around for look around some place look as if butter wouldn't melt in mouth look aside look askance at look at look at cross-eyed look away look back Look before you leap look beyond look daggers at look down look down nose at look down on look fit to kill look for look for high and low look for trouble look forward to look good on paper look here look high and low look in look in on look in the eye look in the face look into look like look like a drowned rat look like a saddle on a sow look like something the cat brought in look like the cat dragged in look like the cat that swallowed the canary Look lively! Look me up when you're in town			look at closely look at cross-eyed Look at Me Look At Me Button Look At Me Post Look At Me: Do I Look Like I Give A Flip? Look At Source, Erase Retina :-) Look at the Princess look away look away look back look back look back look back at look back at look back at look back at Look Back in Anger look back on look back on look back on look back on look back upon look backward look becoming on someone look Before You Book Look before you leap Look before you leap look behind the scenes Look Behind You look beyond look box look daggers at look daggers at look daggers at Look Down Look Down look down nose at look down on look down on look down on look down upon Look Down/Shoot Down Look East Policy look fit to kill look for look for look for look for look for look for flaws look for high and low look for trouble look forward look forward to look forward to look forward to look forward to look forward to Look Forward to Hearing from You Look Good Feel Better

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