单词 | to catch a look |
释义 | > as lemmasto catch a look c. to catch a look and variants: to manage to see, esp. by putting oneself in a particular position or situation. Chiefly with at. ΚΠ 1757 Poems Several Gentlemen Oxf. 19 Each Student..runs thro' ev'ry Street in Town, To catch a Look at Polly. a1763 T. Godfrey Prince of Parthia (1765) i. ii. 106 Didst thou observe the croud, their eagerness, Each put the next aside to catch a look? 1848 E. C. Gaskell Mary Barton I. vii. 120 He turned to catch a look at her sweet face. 1964 R. Gover Here goes Kitten 21 I swing about on that stool, catch one look at that face—jes keep right on a-swingin till the stool's facin the bar again. 2008 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 26 Mar. (Today section) 42 This collection is a wonderful opportunity for fans of Olley to catch a look at her amazing works. < as lemmas |
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