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  • 71look — 1. non standard uses. There are various idiomatic uses of look that are confined to particular parts of the English speaking world and are not part of standard English: for example look you as a way of attracting attention, found in Shakespeare • …

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  • 72take a gander at — (slang) To have a quick look at • • • Main Entry: ↑gander * * * have/​take a gander at spoken old fashioned phrase to look quickly at something Thesaurus: to look at someone or something quicklysynonym Main entry …

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  • 73take a long hard look at something — take a long hard look at someone/​something phrase to think about a problem or issue very carefully in order to find out what is wrong or to find a better way of dealing with it We should take a long hard look at the way we deal with refugees in… …

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  • 74take a long hard look at someone — take a long hard look at someone/​something phrase to think about a problem or issue very carefully in order to find out what is wrong or to find a better way of dealing with it We should take a long hard look at the way we deal with refugees in… …

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  • 75take a long (cool) look at something — take a long (cool/hard) ˈlook at sth idiom to consider a problem or possibility very carefully and without hurrying • We need to take a long hard look at all the options. Main entry: ↑longidiom …

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  • 76take a long (hard) look at something — take a long (cool/hard) ˈlook at sth idiom to consider a problem or possibility very carefully and without hurrying • We need to take a long hard look at all the options. Main entry: ↑longidiom …

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  • 77Take — Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or… …

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  • 78look# — look vb 1 *see, watch Analogous words: *gaze, gape, stare, glare, peer: *scrutinize, scan, inspect, examine 2 *seem, appear Analogous words: indicate, betoken, bespeak: * …

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  • 79take — [tāk] vt. took, taken, taking [ME taken < OE tacan < ON taka < ? IE base * dēg , to lay hold of] I to get possession of by force or skill; seize, grasp, catch, capture, win, etc. 1. to get by conquering; capture; seize 2. to trap, snare …

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  • 80Take Ionescu — Prime Minister of Romania In office December 18, 1921 – January 19, 1922 Monarch Ferdinand I of Romania Preceded by …

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