look-in
a brief glance.
a short visit.
Football. a quick pass play in which the ball is thrown to a receiver running a short diagonal pattern across the center of the field.
Origin of look-in
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How to use look-in in a sentence
A chapter on the metaphysical poets is four-fifths Donne to one-fifth Herbert, with Marvell failing to get a look-in.
John Sutherland‘s Enjoyable Little History of Literature | Malcolm Forbes | November 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI figured there'd be a couple of weeks here at the least—you'd go lookin' for gold, an' maybe find it, an' I'd git a look-in.
Isle o' Dreams | Frederick F. MooreAnd, after all, they dont get even a look-in on that prize money, chuckled Bluff.
The Outdoor Chums on the Lake | Quincy AllenBut this year the Brooklyns were going strong, and it was generally admitted that they had a look-in for the pennant.
Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team | Lester ChadwickIf I had a lot of money now I'd add this story to the list and treat Gilfoyle's folks right without giving you a look-in.
We Can't Have Everything | Rupert Hughes
We English have not a look-in when we are dealing with Americans, and yet France calls us a nation of shopkeepers.
The Shuttle | Frances Hodgson Burnett
British Dictionary definitions for look-in
/ informal /
a chance to be chosen, participate, etc
a short visit
(intr, adverb often foll by on) to pay a short visit
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