know at a glance that...

know at a glance that...
know at a glance that...
to know [something] without much evidence; to know or understand something without a lot of observation. •

I knew at a glance that Bobbie was severely injured and had to be gotten to a hospital as soon as possible.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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