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[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 the cat that ate the canary./ •/When she won the prize, she went home looking like the cat that swallowed the canary./
[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 observer; watch without taking part. •/Fred had never been able to do more than look on at athletic sports./ •/The children played in the park while their mother looked on./ Compare: SIT IN.
[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 big night, and Uncle John had been drinking freely, but he looked entirely himself after a night’s sleep./ — Often used in the negative. •/What’s wrong with Larry? He doesn’t look himself./
[lookout] See: ON THE LOOKOUT.
[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 alert or watchful; keep watching. •/A collector of antique cars asked Frank to look out for a 1906 gas head lamp./ Compare: EYE OUT, ON THE WATCH. 3. {informal} To watch or keep (a person or thing) and do what is needed; provide protection and care. — Used with "for". •/Lillian looked out for her sister’s children one afternoon a week./ •/Uncle Fred looked out for his brother’s orphan son until the boy was through college./ Compare: LOOK AFTER.
[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 evening looking over the month’s bills and writing checks./ •/When a new boy comes to school, the others usually look him over rather carefully./ •/We looked over several kinds of new cars before deciding./ Compare: ONCE-OVER, SIZE UP.
[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./
[look small] See: FEEL SMALL.
[look to]{v.} 1. To attend to; get ready for; take care of. •/Plans had been prepared that looked to every possibility./ •/The president assigned a man to look to our needs./ 2. To go for help to; depend on. •/The child looks to his mother to cure his hurts./ 3. See: SEE TO.
[look to one’s laurels] To make sure that your reputation is not spoiled; protect your good name; keep your record from being beaten by others. •/Tom won the broad jump, but he had to look to his laurels./ •/Look to your laurels, Joan. Betty says she is going to run against you for head cheerleader./
[look up]{v.} 1. {informal} To improve in future chances; promise more success. •/The first year was tough, but business looked up after that./ 2. To search for; hunt for information about; find. •/It is a good habit to look up new words in a dictionary./ 3. To seek and find. •/While he was in Chicago, Henry looked up a friend of college days./
[look upon] See: LOOK ON(1).
[look up to]{v.} To think of (someone) as a good example to copy; honor; respect. •/Mr. Smith had taught for many years, and all the students looked up to him./ •/Young children look up to older ones, so older children should be good examples./
[loop] See: KNOCK FOR A LOOP or THROW FOR A LOOP.
[loose] See: AT LOOSE ENDS, CAST OFF or CAST LOOSE, CUT LOOSE, FAST AND LOOSE, HAVE A SCREW LOOSE, LET LOOSE or SET LOOSE or TURN LOOSE, ON THE LOOSE.
[loose ends]{n.} 1. Parts or things that should be finished or put together. •/Mary’s composition had many loose ends./ •/When George came home after a long trip, he started picking up the loose ends./ 2. See: AT LOOSE ENDS.
[lord it over]{v. phr.} To act as the superior and master of; dominate; be bossy over; control. •/John learned early to lord it over other children./ •/The office manager lorded it over the clerks and typists./
[Lord knows] See: GOD KNOWS.
[lose] See: HEADS I WIN, TAILS YOU LOSE.
[lose face]{v.} To be embarrassed or shamed by an error or failure; lose dignity, influence or reputation; lose self-respect or the confidence of others. •/Many Japanese soldiers were killed in World War II because they believed that to give up or retreat would make them lose face./ •/John’s careless work made him lose face with his employer./ •/The banker lost face when people found out he bet on horse races./
[lose ground] 1. To go backward; retreat. •/The soldiers began to lose ground when their leader was killed./ Compare: GIVE GROUND. 2. To become weaker; get worse; not improve. •/The sick man began to lose ground when his cough grew worse./ •/When the Democrats are in power, the Republicans lose ground./ Contrast: GAIN GROUND.
[lose heart]{v. phr.} To feel discouraged because of failure; to lose hope of success. •/The team had won no games and it lost heart./ Contrast: TAKE HEART.