on the lookout
prep_phraseDefinitions
Constantly alert, intent on finding something or someone.
- I'm on the lookout for a good example of a Roman dinar from the 1st century. Let me know if you hear of one anywhere.
- In London, of all places, where people are always on the lookout for opportunities to commit crimes: an unzipped handbag, a phone sticking out of a back pocket, an unpadlocked bike.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for on the lookout. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA