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look a gift horse in the mouth
don't look a gift horse in the mouth
To complain if a gift is not perfect. A proverb. Usually used with a negative.
John gave Joe a baseball but Joe complained that the ball was old. His father told him not to look a gift horse in the mouth.
look after
see after
To watch over; attend to.
Grandma will look after the baby while we go to the lecture.
John's mother told him to look after his younger brother.
When he went to Europe, Mr. Jenkins left his son to see after the business.
look alive
Act lively; be quick; wake up and work; be busy; hurry. Often used as a command.
"Look alive there," the boss called.
look as if one has come out of a bandbox
To look very clean and fresh; look as if you had just had a bath and put on all-new clothing.
After a day at the rodeo we were all dusty and tired except for Hope, who looked as if she'd come out of a bandbox.
In spite of the long, hot train ride, Jody arrived looking as if she had come out of a bandbox.
look at the world through rose-colored glasses
see with rose-colored glasses
To see everything as good and pleasant; not see anything hard or bad.
Смотреть на мир через розовые очки; видеть все в розовом цвете.
If you see everything through rose-colored glasses, you will often be disappointed.
My friend always looks at the world through rose-colored glasses and he does not believe that some people are dishonest.
Мой друг всегда видит все в розовом цвете, и он не верит, что существуют нечестные люди.
When Jean graduated from high school, she looked at the world through rose-colored glasses.
look at
To have a way of thinking or feeling toward; think about something in a certain way.
Depending on how you looked at it, the tea party could be called a pleasure or a bore.
Is he a hero or a villain? That depends on how you look at it.
Give one's attention to; to watch.
I like to walk along a country road at night and look at the stars.
The teacher told us to look at the blackboard and not at our books.
look back
To review the past; think of what has happened.
As John looked back, his life seemed good to him.
Murphy looked back on his early struggles as having made him feel especially alive.
When Ed applied for a job and asked the school to recommend him, the principal looked back over his records.
look bleak
To indicate misfortune; appear threatening or ruinous.
As prices dropped lower and lower, things looked bleak for Henry's company.
Many witnesses gave testimony against Jerry and his case looked bleak.
The future looked bleak when Father got hurt and could not work.