L
Idioms beginning with "L"
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[look in the eye] or [look in the face] {v. phr.}
To meet with a steady look; to face bravely or without shame.
Mary looked the gangster in the eye, and he turned away without hurting her.
John had looked death in the face many times.
* /We […]
[look into] {v.}
To find out the facts about; examine; study; inspect.
The mayor felt he should look into the decrease of income from parking meters.
Mr. Jones said he was looking into the possibility of buying a house.
Compare: [GO INTO] […]
[look like a million dollars] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To look well and prosperous; appear healthy and happy and lucky; look pretty and attractive.
* /John came back from Florida driving a fine new car, tanned and glowing with health. He looked like a […]
[look like the cat that ate the canary] or [look like the cat that swallowed the canary] {v. phr.}
To seem very self-satisfied; look as if you had just had a great success.
* /Peter bet on the poorest horse in the race and when it won, he looked like […]
[look on] or [look upon] {v.}
1. To regard; consider; think of.
The stuff had always been looked on as a worthless factory waste.
Until the day Bob made the touchdown, the other boys had looked upon him as rather a sissy.
2. To be an […]
[look oneself] {v. phr.}
To appear self-possessed and well; look or seem in full possession of your abilities and in good health; to appear all right or normal.
Mary had had a long illness, but now she looked quite herself again.
* /It had been a […]
[look out] or [watch out] {v.}
1. To take care; be careful; be on guard. — Usually used as a command or warning.
"Look out!" John called, as the car came toward me.
"Look out for the train," the sign at the railroad crossing warns.
2. To be […]
[look out for] {v. phr.}
To watch out for; be on the alert.
There were signs along the highway warning drivers to look out for deer crossing.
[look over] {v.}
To look at and try to learn something about; look at every part or piece of or at every one of; examine; inspect; study.
I looked hurriedly over the apples in the basket and took one that looked good.
* /Mrs. Jones spent the […]
[look sharp] {v.}
To be alert; be very attentive; keep a close watch.
It pays to look sharp in traffic.
The guide told us to look sharp because there were rattlesnakes around.