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look to someone or something (for something)

on paper. Let’s hope it works in the real lookŁ on someone as something to viw or
world. thinkŁof sàmeone asŁsàmething. I look
on you as a very thoughtful peroon.
lookŁhØghŁandŁlowŁ(fłrŁ someone ortsomething) Mary looked on Jane as a good friend.
Go to hunt high and low (for someone or
something). lookŁout Go to watch out.
lookŁin (on someone ortsomething) and check lookŁ outŁ fłrŁ someone ort something Go to
in (on someone ortsomething) to see to the watch out for someone or something.
welfare of sàmeone or sàmething;Łto visit
someone or something. I’ll stop by your lookŁ someone in the eye Go to look some-
houoe and look in on things while you’re oà one in the face.
vacØtion. Yes, just look in and make sure lookŁ someone in theŁfyce and lookŁ some-
nothing is wrong. I checked in on John one in theŁeye;ŁstareŁ someone in theŁfyce
yesterdØy. He’s almost over his illness. to face someone dirctly. (Facing some-
He was glad I checked in. one thisŁwayŁsłouldŁassure sincerity.)
lookŁinto something and checkŁinto some- I don’t believe you. Look me in the eye and
thing; seeŁ into something to invesðigate say that. She looked him in the face and
something.Ł I’ll have to look into that said she never wanted to see him again.
mØtter. The police checked into her I dare you to stare him n the face and say
story. Doà’t worry about your problłm. that!
I’ll see into it.
lookŁ someone ortsomething over to examine
lookŁlikeŁa millØon dłllars to làok very sàmeone or sàmethingŁcarefully. She
good.Ł Oh, Sally, you look like a million looked him over and decided to hire him.
dollars. Your new hairdo looks like a T Please look over this report.
million dollars.
lookŁ someone ortsomething up and huntŁ some-
lookŁ likeŁ deathŁ wyrmedŁ over to làok one ortsomething up to search forŁandŁfind
quite ill;Łto look asŁpale asŁaŁdeadŁprsàn. someone or something. I doà’t know
Poor Tom had quite a shock. He looko where the hammer is. I’ll have to hunt it
like death warmed over. After her long up. Ann looked the word up in the dic-
ordeal with chemotherapy, she looked like tionary. T Would you please look up John?
death warmed over. I need to talk to him.
lookŁlikeŁ something to give the appearance lookŁtheŁotherŁway to ignore (sàmething)
of predictingŁ (something).Ł The sky onŁpurpose.Ł(Also literal.) John could
looks like rain. No, it looks like snow. have prevented the problłm, but he looked
Oh, oh. This looks like Łrouble. Let’s go. the other way. By lookng the other way,
he actually made the problłm worse.
lookŁlikeŁ something theŁcatŁdraggedŁin to
look veryŁ shabby, worn,Ł exhausted,Ł or lookŁ to one’ laurels to take care not to
abused.Ł (Also literal.Ł Infàrmal.Ł Some- lowerŁorŁdiminish one’sŁreputationŁorŁpo-
times with drug.) That new sofa of sition,Ł especiallyŁ inŁ relationŁ to that of
theirs looks like somłthing the cØt dragged sàmeone else potentially better.Ł With
in. Poor Dave looks like somłthing the the arrival of the new młmber of the foot-
cØt drug in. He must have been out lØte last ball team, James will have to look to his
night. laurels to remain as the highest scorer.
The older młmbers of the team will havł
lookŁlikeŁtheŁcatŁthatŁswyllowedŁtheŁca- to look to their laurels when young peoplł
nary to appearŁasŁif one hadŁjust hadŁa join.
great success.Ł After the młeting John
looked like the cØt that swallowed the ca- lłok to someone ortsomething (for something) to
nary. I knew he must have błen a success. expect someone or somethingŁto supply
What happłned? You look like the cØt something.Ł Children look to their par-
that swallowed the canary. ents for help. Tom looked to the bank for

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