- look up to someone
- look up to someoneFig. to view someone with respect and admiration. •
Bill really looks up to his father.
•Everyone in the class looked up to the teacher.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
look up to someone
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look out for someone — look out for (someone/something) 1. to feel responsibility for someone or something. I have a network of neighbors who look out for each other and support each other. 2. to be aware of the existence of someone or something. Everybody thought I d… … New idioms dictionary
look daggers at someone — phrase to look at someone in a way that shows you are very angry with them Thesaurus: to look at someone in a particular wayhyponym general words meaning to look or not looksynonym Main entry: dagger … Useful english dictionary
look askance at someone — look askance at (someone/something) to consider someone or something in a disapproving way. The courts have tended to look askance at many of these claims. Our teachers looked at us askance … New idioms dictionary
look daggers at someone — look daggers at (someone) to look very angrily at someone. I suddenly noticed David looking daggers at me and thought I d better shut up … New idioms dictionary
look down on someone — look down on (someone/something) to consider someone or something as not important or of value. “A lot of people look down on us because we re homeless,” she says … New idioms dictionary
look in on someone — look in on (someone) to visit someone briefly. The doctor said he d look in on you tomorrow … New idioms dictionary
look right through someone — look right through (someone) to behave as if you do not see someone. He tried to engage the woman next to him in conversation, but she looked right through him. Usage notes: usually said of someone who is trying to ignore someone else … New idioms dictionary
look up to someone — look up to (someone) to admire and respect someone. He was older and more experienced, and I looked up to him … New idioms dictionary
look 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… … Useful english dictionary
look right through (someone) — look right/straight through (someone) to behave as if you do not see someone when you look at them, either because you do not notice them or because you are ignoring them. I m sure I was at school with that girl, but she just looked straight… … New idioms dictionary
look straight through (someone) — look right/straight through (someone) to behave as if you do not see someone when you look at them, either because you do not notice them or because you are ignoring them. I m sure I was at school with that girl, but she just looked straight… … New idioms dictionary
