I asked the doctor to take a look at my cut.
•Would you please have another look at your work? It is not complete.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
take a gander (at someone or something) — tv. to look at someone or something. (See also gander.) □ Wow, take a gander at this chick! □ I wanted to take a gander at the new computer before they started using it … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
take one look at — phrase to look at someone or something quickly and make a decision about them I took one look at him and decided I didn’t like him. Thesaurus: to look at someone or something quicklysynonym Main entry: look … Useful english dictionary
take one look at — to look at someone or something quickly and make a decision about them I took one look at him and decided I didn t like him … English dictionary
look after someone — look after (someone/something) to be responsible for someone or something. A neighbor will look after the dogs while we re away. Related vocabulary: take care of someone/something … New idioms dictionary
take a long hard look at someone — take a long hard look at someone/something phrase to think about a problem or issue very carefully in order to find out what is wrong or to find a better way of dealing with it We should take a long hard look at the way we deal with refugees in… … Useful english dictionary
look after - look for — ◊ look after If you look after someone or something, you take care of them. She will look after the children during their holidays. It doesn t worry me who owns the club so long as it is looked after. ◊ look for If you look for someone or… … Useful english dictionary
take a gander at — (slang) To have a quick look at • • • Main Entry: ↑gander * * * have/take a gander at spoken old fashioned phrase to look quickly at something Thesaurus: to look at someone or something quicklysynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
take care vs take care of — Take care is used when saying goodbye to someone. It actually means Take care of yourself. For example: Bye! Take care. Take care of means to look after someone or something: For example: You should take care of your new car, it cost a… … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words
take care vs take care of — Take care is used when saying goodbye to someone. It actually means Take care of yourself. For example: Bye! Take care. Take care of means to look after someone or something: For example: You should take care of your new car, it cost a… … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words
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 at — verb 1. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes (Freq. 17) Take the case of China Consider the following case • Syn: ↑consider, ↑take, ↑deal • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
