what is the meaning of look after in idioms?
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Idiom: to look after (something/someone); used as a verb. ... This idiom can apply to any situation where someone takes care of something else, but it's usually used for people and things that can't take care of themselves or are likely to get into trouble (such as an animal, a child or an elderly person).
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An idiom (also called idiomatic expression) is an expression, word, or phrase that has a figurative meaning conventionally understood by native speakers. This meaning is different from the literal meaning of the idiom's individual elements. In other words, idioms don't mean exactly what the words say.
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Some examples of idiomatic expressions include: Raining cats and dogs: A heavy or torrential rainfall. Don't count your eggs before they hatch: Spending resources you have yet to receive. Actions speak louder than words: Anyone can say they can do something.
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(intransitive, idiomatic) To have better prospects, to improve. Things started looking up after Jim moved back in with his parents. (idiomatic) To obtain information about something from a text source. I didn't know what a mitochondrion was until I looked it up in a dictionary.
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Verb. 1. look away - avert one's gaze; "She looked away when the nurse pricked her arm with the needle" look - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"
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A proverb is a sentence or two that says something. An idiom is a number of words that have a meaning, usually one that is not entirely obvious, but which need more words to make a sentence.
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Idiom: ins and outs of something. all the special details or facts that you need to know to do something correctly or deal with something.
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1. To investigate something; check into something: The police looked into the disturbance. 2. To direct one's gaze toward an inner area or room: He looked into the cupboard and decided to make some soup.
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An idiom (also called idiomatic expression) is an expression, word, or phrase that has a figurative meaning conventionally understood by native speakers. This meaning is different from the literal meaning of the idiom's individual elements.
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experience is the mother of wisdom. this idiom is used to mean that people learn from what happens to them.
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Idiom: look down at someone / something to see something or someone as inferior. to disapprove of someone or something.
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1. To search for something or someone; seek something or someone: I was late because I was looking for my keys. 2. To hope for or expect something: Look for a change of weather in March. See also: look.
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(idiomatic, intransitive) To wait in expectation of some event; to make ready. ... (idiomatic) To remain loyal or faithful to. Even though money is scarce sometimes, Ann stands by her decision to be a full-time mother.
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phrasal verb. check on somebody/something. ​to make sure that there is nothing wrong with somebody/something.
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An idiom is a saying, phrase, or fixed expression in a culture that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning. ... It can be fun—and difficult—to learn idioms in other languages, which introduce us to different ways of thinking and challenge our own idiomatic understanding of things in our own language.
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Page 1. 79. 5. Idiomatic Expressions. An idiom is a phrase or expression whose meaning can't be understood from the ordinary meanings of the words in it.
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(intransitive, idiomatic) To have better prospects, to improve. Things started looking up after Jim moved back in with his parents. (idiomatic) To obtain information about something from a text source.