phrasal verb với động từ gốc · informal
look sharp
UK/lʊk ʃɑːp/US/lʊk ʃɑrp/LOOK·SHARP
speakingtask1
1) (informal) hurry up; 2) to look neat, smart or stylish (appearance)
Examples
“Come on, look sharp—we're already late for the meeting.”
“He always looks sharp in his tailored suits.”
“When the coach shouted 'Look sharp!', the players moved into position immediately.”
Band 8 sentence
“If you want to give a professional impression at interviews, make sure you look sharp and are punctual.”
Collocations
- look sharp in a suit
- look sharp! / look sharp for
Word family
look sharp base/imperativelooks sharp 3rd personlooked sharp past
Common mistakes
look sharply→look sharp
look smart→look sharp
Say it for a higher band
5hurry up→6get a move on→7+look sharp
Synonyms
hurry up
smarten up
Easily confused
hurry up
“Hurry up, or we'll miss the bus.”
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