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idioms using “look”
Look who’s talking
A phrase used when the speaker is guilty of the same thing he or she is complaining about
“Hosoda-san is complaining that I always arrive late to work, but look who’s talking; she hasn’t arrived on time once this month.”
Look high and low for
To search everywhere
“She looked high and low for her passport but never did find it.”
Look the other way
To ignore on purpose
“The airport police looked the other way when the celebrity’s limousine parked in the No Parking zone.”
Look (someone) up
Make contact with someone
“If you’re in New York, you should look up my brother.”
Look up to
Admire
“The young dancers looked up to their teacher because she had danced in the national ballet company.”