Phrases with Look

The word “look” can be combined with many different words to create various phrases. If you use the wrong one, you can easily confuse the listener! But which phrase do you need when? First compare the meanings of the phrases using “look” below.

Now look at the following dialogues in the quiz and choose the best word to complete the statement.

1. “Oh it is one of those mornings again! The kids didn’t want to get up, I burned the toast and now I can’t find my keys! Honey, could you please help me look ____ them?”

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2. “The traffic is terrible today! You have to pay such close attention so you don’t get into an accident. It isn’t possible to look ____ anything apart from the road!”

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

3. “Today has been a challenging day so far. I can only hope it improves, but at the moment it looks ____a day to forget!”

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

4. “My boss is a great manager. She always has time for you if there are any problems and she also has good solutions when you are out of ideas. I really look ____ her.”

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

5. “I was so busy working on the project details that I forgot to take lunch! I didn’t hear anyone leave the office so I didn’t even look ____ my computer screen!”

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

6. “I don’t have the solution to the problem yet, but I am sure that if I do some research and look ____ the problem thoroughly that I will discover some options.”

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

7. “Thomas is in a terrible mood again! He is easily frustrated and sometimes takes it out on others. This makes me feel very uncomfortable when he complains about others and I tend to look ____ when it happens.”

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

8. “I am really excited about the conference I’ll be able to attend this year. There will be a lot of colleagues and potential contacts there and the topics sound really promising. I am really looking ____ attending!”

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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6 replies
  1. Chunming Yao
    Chunming Yao says:

    Thanks a lot for the wonderful exercises with the phrases using “look”.
    It seems to me that „to look the other way” is often used in a disapproving way.
    An example: They could have stopped the crime, but they chose to look the other way.

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    • Hooria Mahmood
      Hooria Mahmood says:

      Thank you for your feedback! Yes, good example, it is used to ignore something, to turn away.

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