Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

Some look to legislation to hasten the progress of social reforms.

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The most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence is >rely on.<

The idiom "hasten the progress" means to speed up or to make something happen more quickly. In the sentence "Some look to legislation to hasten the progress of social reforms," the people are looking to legislation to help them speed up the process of social reforms.

The other options are not correct.

• To peek at something means to look at it quickly and furtively.
• To see something means to perceive it with the eyes.
• To ignore something means to pay no attention to it.