see life—
1. acquire experience of life:
- Vicky began to like the place and her company less and less. She had to remind herself that at least she was seeing life.
2. engage in social gaieties and active pleasures:
- He’s made a good deal of money and he’s seeing life, I fancy.
see life whole—have a balanced and mature perception of people, events, etc.:
- Now, Mr. Skipton, you are an artist. You know the duty of the artist is to see life whole.