Lay down = Kill, murder
Meaning : يقتل
Example : He got LAID DOWN in a turf war about supplying drugs.
Lay into = Criticise angrily
Meaning : إنتقدْ بغضب
Example : His partner LAID INTO him when he arrived two hours late.
Lay off = Make an employee redundant
Meaning : إجعلْ مستخدمَ عاطلَ
Example : The hotel LAID OFF twenty staff because tourist numbers were down.
Lay on = Organise, supply
Meaning : ينظم او يجهز
Example : They LAID ON a buffet lunch at the conference.
Lay out = Spend money
Meaning : يصرف , ينفق
Example : They LAID OUT thousands of pounds on their wedding reception
Lock away = Lock in a safe place
Meaning : يحفظه في مكان امن او بعيد عن متناول اليد
Example : He LOCKED the gun AWAY in a drawer.
Lock down = Make very secure
Meaning : يجعله امن جدا
Example : If you lock down your computer properly, it is very difficult for people to access it.
Lock in = Lock a place to stop someone leaving
Meaning : يحبس شخصاً ما
Example : They LOCKED him IN the room until he had calmed down.
Lock onto = Find a target and head for it
Meaning : وجد الهدف وتوجه اليه
Example : The missile LOCKED ONTO the plane and blew it out of the sky.
Lock out = Close a workplace to stop workers entering
Meaning : اغلق موقع العمل لمنع العمل من الدخول
Example : The management LOCKED the staff OUT because they had turned down the pay offer.
Lock up = Close all doors, windows, etc.
Meaning : يغلق الابواب والشبابيك
Example : She LOCKED UP after everyone had left and went home
Lock yourself away = Go somewhere away from people to study or work
Meaning : اقفل على نفسه لغرض الداراسة او العمل
Example : I LOCK MYSELF AWAY for a few weeks before exams.
Look after = Take care
Meaning : يعتني بـ
Example : Their auntie LOOKED AFTER them while their mother was in hospital.
Look back = Think about the past
Meaning : يفكر في الماضي
Example : Old people often LOOK BACK on over their lives
Look down on = Have a low opinion of
Meaning : ينظر بزدراء او تكبر الى
Example : He LOOKS DOWN ON his colleagues because he thinks he's better than they are.
Look for = Try to find
Meaning : يبحث عن
Example : I've been LOOKING FOR all their hidden files, but I can't find them anywhere.
Look forward to = Wait for or anticipate something pleasant = expect with pleasure
Meaning : يتطلع الى
Example : I'm LOOKING FORWARD TO meeting you.
Look in = Make a quick visit
Meaning : يمر بـ او يزور بسرعة
Example : I'll LOOK IN on my way home.
Look into = Research, investigate
Meaning : يبحث او يحقق فيه
Example : We'll LOOK INTO the problem and come back to you when we have the information.
Look on = Watch something like a crime without helping
Meaning : يتفرج بدون ان يحرك ساكناً
Example : The crowd just LOOKED ON as the old lady was mugged.
Look out = Be careful
Meaning : كن حذراً
Example : LOOK OUT; you're going to drop that!
Look round = Inspect a house
Meaning : يتفحص المنزل
Example : We LOOKED ROUND the house and decided that we didn't like it enough to buy it.
Look to = Expect, hope
Meaning : يأمل او يتوقع
Example : The company is LOOKING TO increase its sales in Asia.
Look up = Improve
Meaning : يتحسن
Example : The economy is LOOKING UP.
Look up to = Respect
Meaning : يحترم
Example : She's LOOKS UP TO her mother.
Look upon as = Consider = regard
Meaning : يعتبر
Example : I LOOK UPON him AS a close friend.
Look up a word = search for it in a dictionary
Meaning : يبحث عن كلمة في القاموس
Example : I don't know the meaning of this word ; I shall look it up
Look in on = Visit briefly to see if everything's all right
Meaning : يزور بقصد الاطمئنان على
Example : I'm going to LOOK IN ON grannie on the way home tonight as she's been a bit unwell recently.
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