She looked up from her reading and spoke to us.
•Mary looked up as we came into the room.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
look up from something — ˌlook ˈup (from sth) derived to raise your eyes when you are looking down at sth • She looked up from her book as I entered the room. Main entry: ↑lookderived … Useful english dictionary
look suspiciously like something — look/sound/suspiciously like something phrase to look/sound like something else used for showing that you think someone is trying to hide something from you Randall made a noise that sounded suspiciously like smothered laughter. Thesaurus: to be … Useful english dictionary
Look — (l[oo^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Looked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Looking}.] [OE. loken, AS. l[=o]cian; akin to G. lugen, OHG. luog[=e]n.] 1. To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
look — 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
look — look1 [ luk ] verb *** ▸ 1 direct eyes at someone/something ▸ 2 search for someone/something ▸ 3 have an appearance ▸ 4 seem ▸ 5 for saying how likely ▸ 6 making someone pay attention ▸ 7 face a direction ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to direct… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
look — 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
look the other way — phrasal : to direct one s attention away from something of which one disapproves or which one chooses to ignore * * * I deliberately ignore wrongdoing by others they do look the other way at corrupt practices here II deliberately avoid seeing or… … Useful english dictionary
look back — verb 1. look towards one s back (Freq. 11) don t look back while you walk • Syn: ↑look backward • Hypernyms: ↑look • Verb Frames: Something s … Useful english dictionary
look the other way — v. ignore something deliberately, intentionally overlook something; direct one s attention away from something which is not pleasant … English contemporary dictionary
look the other way — phrasal to direct one s attention away from something unpleasant or troublesome … New Collegiate Dictionary
Something Special (TV series) — Something Special Screenshot from title credits from series 4 Also known as Something Special: Out and About Genre … Wikipedia
