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on the lookout

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Constantly alert, intent on finding something or someone.

Equivalents

2 more languages
Italianostare in guardia
Türkçepeşinde

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

on the loose on the make on the mark on the market on the mat on the mend

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