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look in on

Idioms  
  1. Pay a brief visit, as in I'm just going to look in on Gail and the new baby; I won't stay long. [c. 1600] Also see look someone in the face.


Example Sentences

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“The banks are a look in on some hard economic realities going on in the country, especially big banks like JPMorgan and Wells Fargo,” said Joe Tigay, portfolio manager of the Rational Equity Armor Fund, in a phone interview.

From MarketWatch

Deputies went to look in on a 77-year-old on Sycamore Lane in Crestline’s Valley of Enchantment neighborhood after family had been unable to reach him.

From Los Angeles Times

I occasionally switched channels to look in on the 2023 Pro Bowl Games.

From Los Angeles Times

Baranov had escaped to an outlying town and sent his family to a different city to look in on his parents.

From Washington Post

I was headed through the San Joaquin Valley to look in on the General Sherman tree — I hadn’t seen it since the fires of 2021 reached Sequoia National Park — and asked my colleague Leslie Cory, who grew up nearby, where I should stop on the way.

From Los Angeles Times