- in view of something
- in view of somethingin consideration of something; because of something. •
In view of the high cost of gasoline, I sold my car.
•I won't invite John to the meeting in view of his attitude.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
In view of the high cost of gasoline, I sold my car.
•I won't invite John to the meeting in view of his attitude.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
in view of something — phrase because of something In view of the shortage of time, each person may only speak for five minutes. Thesaurus: because and because ofsynonym Main entry: view * * * in view of sth idiom ( … Useful english dictionary
in view of something — in view of (something) considering something. In view of the late hour, we ll have to put off that discussion until our next meeting … New idioms dictionary
(a) grandstand view (of something) — a grandstand view (of something) phrase a view of something in which you are close to it and can see all of it very well Our seats gave us a grandstand view of the arena. Thesaurus: views and landscapessynonym areas of land around rivers, lakes… … Useful english dictionary
take the long view (of something) — phrase to think about the effects that something will have in the future rather than worrying about the present situation Thesaurus: to be, or to become calm and stop worryingsynonym Main entry: long * * * take the ˈlong view (of sth) idiom to… … Useful english dictionary
take a dim view of something — take a dim view (of (something)) to disapprove of something. Most bosses take a dim view of long lunches … New idioms dictionary
in view of something — because of something In view of the shortage of time, each person may only speak for five minutes … English dictionary
with a view to something doing something — with a view to sth/to doing sth idiom (formal) with the intention or hope of doing sth • He s painting the house with a view to selling it. Main entry: ↑viewidiom … Useful english dictionary
view — [n1] something that is seen appearance, aspect, composition, contour, design, field of vision, glimpse, illustration, landscape, look, opening, outline, outlook, panorama, perspective, picture, prospect, range of vision, representation, scene,… … New thesaurus
(a) bird's-eye view (of something) — a ˌbird s ˌeye ˈview (of sth) idiom a view of sth from a high position looking down • From the plane we had a bird s eye view of Manhattan. Main entry: ↑birdidiom … Useful english dictionary
in full view (of something) — in full ˈview (of sb/sth) idiom completely visible, directly in front of sb/sth • He was shot in full view of a large crowd. Main entry: ↑viewidiom … Useful english dictionary
take a dim view of something — take a dim view of sb/sth idiom to disapprove of sb/sth; to not have a good opinion of sb/sth • She took a dim view of my suggestion. Main entry: ↑dimidiom … Useful english dictionary