served on the balcony terrace looking on the garden. 2. regard smth. as a particular kind of thing: Our religion looks on the soul of the poorest cotton-worker to be as precious as the soul of the wealthiest cotton-lord. look back • not look back look back—return to smth. in one’s thoughts: When we look back , we can now understand what caused the difficulty. not look back—(also: never look back) 1. proceed with no regret for the past: I made my decision then and there and didn’t look back . 2. become more and more successful: Her first novel was published in 1998 and since then she hasn’t looked back . look blue • look blue around the gills look blue—(coll.) look sad or depressed: A guy stopped at my door and asked what was the matter with me. I said, “Nothing.” He said, “You look blue .” Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase till one is blue in the face—do smth. over and over again but without any effect: I talked till I was blue in the face , trying to explain where this would lead to. look blue around the gills —(coll.) 1. look indisposed or un- well: John is looking a little blue around the gills . What’s wrong? 2. look as though one is about to be sick: As the sea became rougher many passengers began to look blue around the gills . look down one’s nose at something • turn up one’s nose at something look down one’s nose at something—treat smth. with con- tempt: Jolyon’s water-colors were on view there. He went in to look down his nose at them—it might give him some faint satisfaction. turn up one’s nose at something— = look down one’s nose at something: Uncle Jeremy never turned up his nose at a bowl of bean-porridge. look for something • look out for something look for something—1. try to find smth.: Wilkins was in charge of the Canadian search section which was looking for the lost Soviet Polar Expedition. 2. hope to get smth.: He is looking for support to put together a group so as to fully recre- ate the ritual dance and music. look out for something—1. be on guard for smth., especially smth. dangerous: Residents are being asked to be more vigilant in looking out for possible terrorist activities in their neigh- borhoods. 2. look after smth.; protect smth. from harm: They are part of a “community” where neighbours will look out for their property while they are away. 3. wait for smth. that is going to happen or expected to appear: If your name isn’t on the list, look out for our future competitions where you may have more luck. look good • look well look good—1. be beautiful to the eye; look attractive: I always knew I had the sort of face that would look good on the screen. 2. (often negat.) seem proper: We warn the door- men on her building that it wouldn’t look good for them to ferry customers to her apartment. 3. produce a good or favor- able impression; seem to be promising: This year’s sales figures are looking good . look well—1. present a healthy appearance: The Captain himself said, “I feel good,” but he did not look well . 2. = look good 1: The graphic patterns are usually of poor quality for printing although might look well on the screen. look high and low • look up and down look high and low—look everywhere for a person or thing: I don’t know where my glasses are. I’ve looked high and low . look up and down—look both ways; examine smth. from end to end: He should have looked up and down the line before he ventured to cross it. look into something • look to something look into something —(also: see into something) consider or inquire into smth.: The director has an opportunity to go to any part of the hotel if he wants to look into matters. look to something—1. be careful about smth.; pay attention to smth.: Let him look to his health: insufficient sleep often puts heavy drags upon one’s effectiveness. 2. choose or rely on smth. for support, help, etc.: Let this be a warning against looking to personal diplomacy to settle issues. look on at something • look on to something look on at something—be an observer of smth. rather than a participant: Potters’ boys are trained to the business by look - ing on at the wheel. look on to something —(of a room, etc.) overlook smth.; have a view of smth. (also: look on something): They have a balcony looking on to the garden with great sea and mountain views. look on the bright side of something • take a dim view of something look on the bright side of something—see a favorable or hope- ful aspect of a bad or difficult situation: I was not the kind of kid who looked on the bright side of anything; I was never optimistic… take a dim view of something—regard smth. with disap- proval: During the course of your educational career you will meet many book lovers who will take a dim view of you mark- ing books which are not your own. Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase see in a mirror, dimly—(the Bible) is used to say that humans have a fundamentally clouded, fractured, and limited perception of reality (also: see through a glass darkly): When St Paul says that “we see in a mirror dimly ” he is reminding us about our inability to see clearly, and truly, in the world. look one’s last on something • see the last of something look one’s last on something—look at smth. for the last time before leaving a place: People had come on deck to look their last on their country. see the last of something —not to see or deal with smth. again: At Moose Factory, I saw the last of the sulfur matches which were in their day considered a great advance. look out for someone • look someone out look out for someone—try to find smb. by searching: It is good to know that the police are looking out for my family. It makes me know that you actually do care about me. look someone out—search for a person and produce him: “They keep the directories and registers in this eating-house,” said Westmacott. “We’ll go and look him out .” look over something • watch over something look over something—1. (of a room, etc.) have a view of smth. (also: look on something): In each bungalow there is a balcony looking over the bay. 2. choose not to notice smth.; ignore smth.: I’ll look over your carelessness this time, but be more careful in future. 3. examine or study smth. carefully: When he sat down to write in his journal, he would look over his notes and sketches. Note: The expression does not fully correlate in meaning with the phrase overlook something—1. = look over something 1: Breakfast is served on request and can be enjoyed on the terrace overlooking the garden. 2. = look over something 2: I decided to overlook his unkindness to me and gave him a hand. 3. fail – 223 – look over something