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get a look in — British & Australian, informal to get a chance to do something that you would like to do or to succeed in something. Chris was so popular with the girls that whenever he was around I didn t get a look in. (usually negative) The other team were so … New idioms dictionary
get a look — verb see something for a brief time (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑catch sight, ↑catch a glimpse • Hypernyms: ↑see • Verb Frames: Somebody s Somebody … Useful english dictionary
(not) get a look-in — (not) get/have a ˈlook in idiom (BrE, informal) (not) to get a chance to take part or succeed in sth • She talks so much that nobody else can get a look in. • … Useful english dictionary
get — [get; ] also, although it is considered nonstandard by some [, git] vt. GOT, gotten, getting: see usage note at GOTTEN got, got [ME geten < ON geta, to get, beget, akin to OE gietan (see BEGET, FORGET), Ger gessen in vergessen, forget < IE… … English World dictionary
look — look1 [ luk ] verb *** ▸ 1 direct eyes at someone/something ▸ 2 search for someone/something ▸ 3 have an appearance ▸ 4 seem ▸ 5 for saying how likely ▸ 6 making someone pay attention ▸ 7 face a direction ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to direct… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
look — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of looking at/considering sth ADJECTIVE ▪ little ▪ brief, cursory, quick ▪ careful, close, close up (esp. AmE) … Collocations dictionary
look-in — N SING: usu with brd neg, a N If you are trying to take part in an activity and you do not get a look in, you do not get the chance to take part because too many other people are doing it. [BRIT, INFORMAL] They want to make sure the newcomers don … English dictionary
look-in — UK / US noun [singular] British informal a short visit to a person or place • get/have a look in [usually in negatives or questions] to get an opportunity to take part in something or show how well you can do something He never lets anyone else… … English dictionary
get — I [[t]ge̱t[/t]] CHANGING, CAUSING, MOVING, OR REACHING ♦ gets, getting, got, gotten (past tense & past participle) (In most of its uses get is a fairly informal word. Gotten is an American form of the past tense and past participle.) 1) V LINK… … English dictionary
get — This word of many meanings has a primary one: to obtain, to come into possession of. It has numerous informal, idiomatic, or slangy meanings and appears in several hackneyed expressions. Among informal meanings of get and got (the past tense of… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
