Meaning of on the lookout | Babel Free

Definitions

Constantly alert, intent on finding something or someone.

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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.”

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