look sharp

look sharp
verb
act or move at high speed
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We have to rush!

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hurry—it's late!

Syn: ↑rush, ↑hasten, ↑hurry, ↑festinate
Derivationally related forms: ↑festination (for: ↑festinate), ↑hurry (for: ↑hurry), ↑rush (for: ↑rush), ↑rusher (for: ↑rush), ↑rushing (for: ↑rush)
Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑move
Verb Frames:
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look sharp (informal)
Be quick about it
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look sharp
1. Be quick
2. Hurry up
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be quick

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look sharp — see sharp, 2
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look sharp
informal : to act quickly :hurry

You'd better look sharp if you want to be ready on time.

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look ˈsharp idiom
(BrE, informal) used in orders to tell sb to be quick or to hurry

You'd better look sharp or you'll be late.

Main entry:sharpidiom

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