English

Verb

see the elephant ‎(third-person singular simple present sees the elephant, present participle seeing the elephant, simple past and past participle saw the elephant)

1. (US, obsolete, idiomatic) To witness something unexpected and awe-filling. [early 19th c. to Civil War]
2. (US, American Civil War) To witness or participate in a battle.
3. Used other than as an idiom: see see,‎ the,‎ elephant.