look+about

  • 51Look Back in Anger — Look Back in An|ger (1956) a play by John Osborne about a young ↑working class man called Jimmy Porter, who continually argues with his wife, criticizing her and her family because they represent a traditional society he does not respect. The… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 52look into something — look into (something) to try to find out about something. A federal grand jury is looking into the charges of misconduct. Related vocabulary: inquire into something …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 53look into — (something) to try to find out about something. A federal grand jury is looking into the charges of misconduct. Related vocabulary: inquire into something …

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  • 54look before you leap — This idiom means that you should think carefully about the possible results or consequences before doing something …

    The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 55look and feel — UK US noun [singular] business the qualities of a website such as how attractive it looks, how easy it is for customers to use, and how successful it is in giving customers a particular opinion about the company Thesaurus: internethyponym …

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  • 56look askance (at someone) — look askance (at someone/​something) phrase to show that you do not approve of someone or something or that you do not feel certain about them They looked askance at the old fashioned ways of their fathers. Thesaurus: to make a particular facial… …

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  • 57look|out — «LUK OWT», noun. 1. a careful watch for someone to come or for something to happen: »Keep a sharp lookout for mother. Be on the lookout for a signal. 2. a place from which to watch. A tower or a crow s nest is a lookout. 3. a person or group that …

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  • 58look ahead (to something) — ˌlook aˈhead (to sth) derived to think about what is going to happen in the future Main entry: ↑lookderived …

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  • 59look — look1 W1S1 [luk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(see)¦ 2¦(search)¦ 3¦(seem)¦ 4¦(appearance)¦ 5 look daggers at somebody 6 look somebody up and down 7 look somebody in the eye 8 look down your nose at somebody/something 9 look the other way …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 60look — 1 /lUk/ verb 1 SEE (I) to turn your eyes towards something, so that you can see it: Sorry, I didn t see I wasn t looking. | If you look carefully you can see that the painting represents a naked man. (+ at): It s time we left, Ian said, looking… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English