look sharp

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look sharp

verb looks sharp · looking sharp · looked sharp

  1. imperative Pay attention; be alert.
  2. imperative Hurry up; work quickly. Have you made a fire in the grate? / Not yet, I am just going to make one. / Look sharp, it is very cold, and make the fire very fierce.

    Similar: look snappy

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@misc{look_sharp_2026,
  title = {look sharp},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/look%20sharp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}