see/think fit

idiom

: to choose to do something because one thinks it is right or appropriate
She can spend her money as she sees fit.
They might see fit to make some adjustments.

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This was an approach Intel abandoned for Lunar Lake and also didn't see fit to include in the desktop-class Arrow Lake CPUs. — Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025 And, most pressing perhaps is the poverty and abandonment that keep La Suprema in the dark — all a result of policies and politicians who don’t see fit to invest in this Afro-Colombian community. — Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 21 Dec. 2024

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“See/think fit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/see%2Fthink%20fit. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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