look off
to seem or appear unwell
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look on
to observe or consider something
look on the bright side of it
Focus on the positive aspects of a situation
look on the dark side
To focus on the negative aspects of a situation
look on the sunny side of life
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
look out
be careful or beware
look out for number one
Prioritize one's own interests and needs above others
look out for someone
To care for or protect someone's interests
look over one's shoulder
Constantly feel anxious or threatened
look right through
To completely ignore or disregard someone
look round
To take a brief look at something or somewhere
look something up
Search for information in a reference source
look the part
appear suitable for a particular role or situation
look through
Examine or search something carefully
look through one's fingers
To deliberately ignore or overlook something
look to
depend on someone or something for help or guidance
look up
search for information in a reference book
look up and down
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
look up to
Admire and respect someone
look what the cat's dragged in
an unwelcome or disheveled person has arrived
looking as if one could not help it
Looking like a simpleton, or as if one could not say boh! to a goose.
looking-glass
A chamber pot, jordan, or member mug.
looking-glass
A facetious synonym for a pot de chambre. This is very old. The term arose from the fact that in ancient times this utensil was the object of very frequent examination by the medical fraternity. There is an old story of a lady who called at an inn, and called for a LOOKING-GLASS to arrange her hair, and who was presented with a chamber utensil.
loom large
To seem important or threatening
loonslate
Thirteen pence halfpenny.
loony
A silly fellow, a natural. Corruption of LOONEY TICK (lunatic). Sometimes corrupted to LOOBY.
looped
drunk
loophole
An opening, or means of escape. To find a loophole in an act of parliament; i.e. a method of evading it,
Looping the Loop
The airman's term for the evolution which consists of describing a perpendicular circle in the air; at the top of the circle, or "loop," the airman and the aeroplane are, of course, upside down. The term comes from a kind of switchback that used to be popular at fairs, etc., in which a rapidly moving car or bicycle performed a similar evolution on a perpendicular circular track.
loose end
An unfinished or unresolved issue
loose ends
Unresolved issues or unfinished tasks
loose lip
Someone who talks too much or reveals secrets
loose lips sink ships
Careless talk can lead to trouble or disaster
loose tongue
Talks excessively or carelessly
loose-box
A brougham or other vehicle kept for the use of a dame de compagnie. A more vulgar appellation is "mot-cart," the contemptuous sobriquet applied by the envious mob to a one-horse covered carriage.
loosen someone's lips
to make someone talk or reveal secrets
loosen someone's tongue
To help someone talk more freely or reveal secrets
loosen the apron strings
Give someone more independence and freedom to make decisions.
loosen the purse strings
To spend or give money more freely
loot
Swag or plunder; also used as a verb. The word came much into vogue during the latest Chinese campaign.
lop-sided
Uneven, having one side larger or heavier than the other: boys' paper kites are often said to be lop-sided.
lop-sided
Uneven, one side larger than the other. See Jacob Faithful.
lope
This old form of leap is often heard in the streets. To LOPE is also to steal. German, LAUFEN.
lor
Little.
lord
A humpbacked man. See MY LORD.
Lord Bacon
This same cipher, moreover, revealed the interesting fact that Bacon had made use of Alexander Pope's translation of the Iliad, The extravagant and unscholarly claim of the Baconians, mostly based nega- tively on Shakespeare's inadequacy, have reduced the theory to little more than the hobby of a few cranks.
lord bless thee and keep thee
May He shew His face to thee and have mercy on thee May He turn His countenance to thee and give thee peace. May the Lord bless thee, Brother Leo.
Lord Cranby
As he galloped at their head his hat and wig blew off, disclosing a completely bald head. Hence the expression, to go at a thing regardless of consequences.
lord it over
To act superior and exercise power over others
Lord Mayor's Day
November 9th. So called because the Lord Mayor of London enters office on that day, and inaugurates his official dignity with a procession through the City to the Royal Courts of Justice, followed by a banquet at the Guildhall at which it is the custom for the Prime Minister to make a political speech.
lord of gingerbread
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Lord of the Ascendant
See ASCENDANT. Lord of Creation. Man. Replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the azr, and o%rer every living thing that moveth upon the earth . . . Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed . . . and every tree — Gen. i, 28, 29.
lord of the flies
A person, especially a child, who behaves savagely or brutally
Lord of the Isles
Donald of Islay, who in 1346 reduced the Hebrides under his sway. The title had been borne by others for cen- turies before, and is now borne by the Prince of Wales.
lord of the manor
The person of corpora- tion in whom the rights of a manor are vested. Mansard Roof, also called the curb roof. A roof in which the rafters, instead of forming a A, are broken on each side into an elbow, the lower rafters being nearly vertical and the upper much inclined. It was devised by Francois Mansard (1598-1666), the French architect, to give height to attics.
lord willing and the creek don't rise
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Lord's Cricket Ground
The headquarters of the Marylebone Cricket Club (M.C.C.) and of cricket generally, is at St.
Lord's Supper
A Christian ritual commemorating Jesus' last meal with his disciples
lord-mayor’s-fool
An imaginary personage who likes everything that is good, and plenty of it.
lords and ladies
The popular name of the wild arum, Arum maculatum.
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