to look at smth

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• look\ down\ on — • look down (up)on v To think of (a person or thing) as less good or important; feel that (someone) is not as good as you are, or that (smth) is not worth having or doing; consider inferior. Mary looked down on her classmates because she was… …   Словарь американских идиом

• look\ down\ upon — • look down (up)on v To think of (a person or thing) as less good or important; feel that (someone) is not as good as you are, or that (smth) is not worth having or doing; consider inferior. Mary looked down on her classmates because she was… …   Словарь американских идиом

• look over — (smth) inspect, survey or examine Please take some time to look over these documents before you sign them …   Idioms and examples

• look forward to — (smth) anticipate with pleasure He s been looking forward to the concert for a long time …   Idioms and examples

• look up — 1) (smth) search for something in a dictionary or other book I ll look up their name in the telephone book. 2) (smb) seek and find When I was in New York I looked up my friend from university …   Idioms and examples

• look down one's nose at smb/smth — show your dislike of someone or something He always looks down his nose at the other members of his class …   Idioms and examples

• get smth right — (from Idioms in Speech) to understand a matter thoroughly or clearly so that no misunderstanding is possible Look. You ve got it all wrong, said Walter. (J. Wain) You ve got it all wrong, if you think I don t want a decent place to live in as… …   Idioms and examples

• set one's heart on doing smth — want very much I set my heart on a nice holiday this winter but I won t be able to go because I have no money. (from Idioms in Speech) implies to long for rather than to intend; to have at all costs Well, it s a mess. She s set her heart upon… …   Idioms and examples

• bring oneself to do smth — (from Idioms in Speech) to get oneself to do something, to make oneself do something I could not bring myself to tell him that I had not seen Jean for the past four days. (A. Cronin) With a considerable effort, he brought himself to look the… …   Idioms and examples

• whistle\ for — v informal To try to get (smth) but fail; look for (smth) that will not come. Mary didn t even thank us for helping her, so the next time she needs help she can whistle for it …   Словарь американских идиом

• БОНЫ РУХСÆЙ ДÆР НЕ ССАРЫН — Зын ссарæн уын. И днем с огнем не найти. To look for smth. with a light in broad daylight; like trying to find a needle in a haystack …   Фразеологический словарь иронского диалекта