Look at someone cross-eyed
verb phrase
To commit even a tiny fault; offend in the least way: who would yell copper if you looked at them cross-eyed (1940s+)
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- Look before you leap
We should know what we are getting into before we commit ourselves. Think of the consequences before you act, as in You’d better check out all the costs before you buy a cellular phone—look before you leap. This expression alludes to Aesop’s fable about the fox who is unable to climb out of a well […]
- Look black
Appear threatening or unfavorable, as in The future looked black for Henry after he dropped out of school . This expression employs black in the sense of “boding ill,” a usage dating from about 1700. Also see under dirty look
- Look blank
Be expressionless, appear dumbstruck or overwhelmed. For example, When I asked her how to get to the hospital, she looked blank. [ c. 1700 ]
- Lookdown
[loo k-doun] /ˈlʊkˌdaʊn/ noun 1. a silvery carangid fish of the genus Selene, of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and eyes placed high on the truncated forehead. [loo k-doun] /ˈlʊkˌdaʊn/ noun 1. the appearance of paper when inspected under reflected light. n. type of sea fish, 1882, from look (v.) + down (adv.). […]
- Look-down
[loo k-doun] /ˈlʊkˌdaʊn/ noun 1. the appearance of paper when inspected under reflected light. n. type of sea fish, 1882, from look (v.) + down (adv.). So called from facial structure.