look up and down
1look someone up and down — phrase to look carefully at someone from their head to their feet as if you are trying to make a judgment about them The guard looked us up and down and then let us in. Thesaurus: to look at someone in a particular wayhyponym general words… …
2look somebody up and down — look sb ˌup and ˈdown idiom to look at sb in a careful or critical way Main entry: ↑lookidiom …
3look someone up and down — to look carefully at someone from their head to their feet as if you are trying to make a judgment about them The guard looked us up and down and then let us in …
4look — [look] vi. [ME loken < OE locian, akin to OS lōkōn, OHG luogēn (Ger dial. lugen), to spy after, look for] 1. to make use of the sense of sight; see 2. a) to direct one s eyes in order to see b) to direct one s attention mentally upon something …
5Down feather — The down of birds is a layer of fine feathers found under the tougher exterior feathers. Very young birds are clad only in down. Powder down is a specialized type of down found only in a few groups of birds. Down is a fine thermal insulator and… …
6Down House — The Home of Charles Darwin, Down House Type House, garden and grounds Proprietor English Heritage Size 13.2 hectares (33 acres) …
7Down from the Mountain — The DVD cover. Directed by Nick Doob Chris Hegedus D. A. Pennebaker …
8look someone over — look (someone) over to examine someone very carefully. She looked him over, noticing his bruised face and dirty jacket. The old man remained silent for a moment while he continued to look John up and down …
9look over — look (someone) over to examine someone very carefully. She looked him over, noticing his bruised face and dirty jacket. The old man remained silent for a moment while he continued to look John up and down …
10look — look1 W1S1 [luk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(see)¦ 2¦(search)¦ 3¦(seem)¦ 4¦(appearance)¦ 5 look daggers at somebody 6 look somebody up and down 7 look somebody in the eye 8 look down your nose at somebody/something 9 look the other way …
