"not see straight" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} not see straight
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see not, see, straight.
    Sense id: en-not_see_straight-en-verb-zvb1oqRR Categories (other): English predicates Disambiguation of English predicates: 58 42
  2. (figurative, colloquial) To be unable to think clearly. Tags: colloquial, figuratively
    Sense id: en-not_see_straight-en-verb-9M0qRptu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English negative polarity items, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 22 78 Disambiguation of English negative polarity items: 19 81 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 22 78

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