Looking at


verb phrase

To have as a subject; direct the mind to; specify; contemplate: We’re looking at about 3 billion here/ John Glenn, not known for his humor, slammed Reagan’s top aides. Instead of serving four more years, he said, some are looking at ten to 20/ What we’re talking here is seventy-five a key/ Rita Rose. You’re talking Rita Rose, right? (late 1970s+)

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