regarder par le petit bout de la lorgnette
French
editPronunciation
editVerb
editregarder par le petit bout de la lorgnette
- (transitive, informal, figuratively) to take the short view, to look at (something) short-sightedly, from too narrow a perspective, to take a very narrow view of (something), to take a limited view of (something)
Usage notes
editAlso used with other verbs: voir par le petit bout de la lorgnette; aborder un problème par le petit bout de la lorgnette.