see for what they are is

Meaning

1. see sb / sth for what they are / it is

   to realize that sb / sth is not as good, pleasant, etc. as they / it seem

In the movies · 724

• See what happen. See what happen to you.Beasts of the Southern Wild2012
• Let me see it. What?The Place Beyond the Pines2013
• Yeah, pull all the strings. See? See what happens?Mighty Aphrodite1995
• I see you what you. are.Twelfth Night2012
• Good to see you. What a lovely family gathering.Match Point2005
• Yes, we see it. What's beyond that?Twister1996
• - See this? - What's this?The Boondock Saints1999
• -Nik, you're gonna wanna see this. -What is it?Extraction2020

Learn it in full scenes

• Beasts of the Southern Wild2012
  • Hushpuppy Describes the Bathtub
  • Wink Prepares Hushpuppy for the Storm
  • A Bathtub Funeral with No Crying
• Mighty Aphrodite1995
  • Lenny and Amanda Debate a Baby
  • Lenny and Amanda Name the Baby
  • Lenny and Amanda's Hamptons Fight
• Twelfth Night2012
  • Orsino's Speech on Music and Love
  • Viola Disguises Herself as a Man
  • Sir Andrew Boasts About Dancing

From the same entry

• for all to see
• let me see see
• see coming
• see for yourself
• seeing that
• see you
• you see
• see about
• see in
• see off
• see out
• see out