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• look like a million dollars
  прекрасно выглядеть, быть здоровым, счастливым и преуспевающим

  Martha looked like a million dollars when I saw her the other day.
• look like death warmed over
  выглядеть очень больным

  Tim was very pale and looked like death warmed over, so I couldn't help asking him what the matter was.
• look like something the cat dragged in
  выглядеть усталым, "быть выжатым как лимон"

  Wanda was very tired after the flight and looked like something the cat dragged in.
• look like the cat that ate/swallowed the canary
  иметь довольный вид; выглядеть как кошка, съевшая канарейку

  There was a big smile on Jimmy's face and he looked like the cat that swallowed the canary.
• look like the cat that swallowed the canary
  выглядеть очень довольным

  Jeremy looked like the cat that swallowed the canary when he told me about his success.
• look like the cat that swallowed/ate the canary
  выглядеть очень довольным собой

  When Linda got the job she wanted, she looked like the cat that swallowed the canary.
• look on
  наблюдать со стороны

  Paul didn't take part in the game; he merely looked on.
• look on (someone) as (something)
  считать кого-либо чем-либо

  "Why do you look on him as authority?"
• look out
  быть осторожным, быть настороже

  "Look out! There is a big puddle straight ahead."
• look out for (someone or something)
  смотреть внимательно, продолжать искать кого-либо \ что-либо

  They continued to look out for a skilled company secretary.
• look out for (someone)
  присматривать, заботиться о ком-либо

  "Will you please look out for my little Rocky while I am out?"
• look over (something)
  внимательно просматривать что-либо

  "Would you mind looking over my exercise?"
• look over one's shoulder
  опасаться чего-либо плохого

  Pam always looks over her shoulder when she crosses a busy street.
• look the other way
  отвернуться, игнорировать

  I asked him a question about his background, but he looked the other way.
• look the picture of health
  прекрасно выглядеть

  I was shocked when I learnt about Mark's death; he seemed to look the picture of health.
• look to (someone)
  обращаться за помощью к кому-либо, рассчитывать на кого-либо

  Sue had no one but her father to look to.
• look to (something)
  заботиться, следить за чем-либо

  "I want you to look to my daughter's safety and comfort."
• look up (something)
  искать слово (в словаре), наводить (справки) о чём-либо

  I looked up all the new words in the dictionary.
• look up to (someone)
  уважать кого-либо

  They looked up to him as a brilliant example of devotion to duty.
• loom large (on the horizon)
  неясно вырисовываться, маячить (на горизонте)

  The mills loomed large on the horison in the gathering darkness.
• loose ends
  незаконченные дела

  "Don't forget that you have many loose ends to deal with before you go on vacation."
• loosen (someone's) tongue
  развязать кому-либо язык; заставить кого-либо выболтать что-либо

  I wanted to get some information about the deal, but I didn't know how to loosen Mike's tongue.
• lord it over (someone)
  командовать, распоряжаться

  Aram likes to be bossy and lord it over the other members of the family.
• lose face
  быть униженным, смущённым

  Paul Summerfield lost face when his colleagues did not to support him during the meeting.
• lose ground
  уступать, сдавать свои позиции

  One must learn to lose ground in order to gain further ground later.
• lose heart
  падать духом, впадать в уныние, отчаиваться

  George seemed to have lost heart in the business after that.
• lose one's cool
  выйти из себя, потерять терпение

  The teacher lost her cool because the students misbehaved at her lesson.
• lose one's grip
  потерять опору, сорваться

  Miranda must have lost her grip and fell down from the cliff.
• lose one's head over (someone or something)
  потерять голову из-за кого-либо \ чего-либо, разволноваться

  Mr. Winter has lost his head over horse races; he makes bets and loses a lot of money.
• lose one's marbles/mind
  сойти с ума, "слететь с катушек"

  Georgina seems to have lost her marbles because she doesn't behave reasonably.
• lose one's shirt
  растратить, "спустить" почти все деньги

  "Don't you think that you may lose your shirt on this new business venture?"
• lose one's temper
  выйти из себя, рассердиться, вспылить

  Alice had never been contradicted before and she felt she was losing her temper.
• lose one's touch (with someone or something)
  потерять связь, контакт с кем-либо \ чем-либо

  I think that the teacher is losing her touch with the students whom she is teaching.
• lose one's train of thought
  потерять ход мыслей

  I was thinking about my project, but I lost my train of thought when my friend called.
• lose one's way
  заблудиться

  I can eas ily get lost in any place, even if it's quite impossible to lose your way there.