(a) poor lookout (for)

(a) poor lookout (for)
a bad/poor/lookout (for) british spoken phrase
a bad or unpleasant situation that is likely to happen to someone or something

It will be a poor lookout for the boats if the storm strikes now.

Thesaurus: difficult situations and experiencessynonym
Main entry: lookout

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