look to

look to idiom
  1. Pay attention to, take care of, as in You'd best look to your own affairs. [c. 1300]
  2. Anticipate or expect, as in We look to hear from her soon. [c. 1600]
  3. look to be. Seem to be, promise to be, as in This looks to be a very difficult assignment. [Mid-1700s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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