look out

Idioms  

1. Also, watch out. Be careful, be watchful, as in Look out that you don't slip and fall on the ice, or Watch out! There's a car coming. [c. 1600] Also see look out for.

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look out

There are a few things more important to look out for than interest rates when the Federal Open Market Committee announces its next decision on Wednesday, according to a BlackRock strategist.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

Sazan appealed to the infamously paranoid Hoxha as a vantage point from which he and his associates could look out for any invaders who might come sailing over the Mediterranean to interrupt his rule.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

They wouldn’t look out of place lining up across from USC or UCLA.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

“Buyers expect a little theater when they look out of the window, and here, they get it in spades,” the listing agent said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

My white shirt was smudged and dirty from sitting in the soot, and I brushed myself off and walked over to look out the window.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin