saw through
Wasn't fooled by
To saw through something is to cut completely through it with a saw: He sawed through the branch in seconds.
Figuratively, to see through a person or scheme is to recognize deception despite appearances: She saw through his excuses immediately.
The two meanings—cutting and perceiving—come from different verbs that happen to share a past tense.
- intuitKnow by instinct
- discernPerceive with careful attention
- detectNotice or discover
- perceiveBecome conscious of
- undeceivedFreed from mistaken belief
comprehend · expose · true colors · recognize · cleave · figured out · false front · smoke and mirrors · wolf in sheep's clothing · clarity · unveil · awareness · penetrate · pierced · cut · sever · slice · rip apart
saw throughfell for
Was deceived by
bought · swallowed · believed · accepted at face value · took the bait
saw throughabandoned
Left behind completely
quit · dropped · walked away from · deserted · discontinued
saw, through, seesaw, throughout, saws, sawing, jigsaw, sawed, chainsaw