English in a Minute: Phrases with 'look'
Learning English Vocabulary
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🗓️ 15 October 2025
⏱️ 1 minutes
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Learn 4 phrases with 'look'' in this podcast. If you learn them all you'll really look sharp.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:06.0 | You're listening to BBC LearningEnglish.com. |
| 0:10.8 | What are you looking at? |
| 0:12.5 | Oh, you want to learn some phrases with look. |
| 0:18.0 | If you look the part, it means your appearance is suitable for what you're doing. |
| 0:23.6 | Like me, right now. |
| 0:25.6 | You need to look the part for your interview. |
| 0:27.6 | A similar phrase which just means look smart is look sharp. |
| 0:32.6 | I look sharp in these glasses. |
| 0:35.6 | My boss hates these glasses. She saw me wearing them and if looks could kill, we say that when someone looks at you very angrily. I laugh to her and if looks could kill, she wasn't happy. If you're trying a new look for a video, take some pictures first so you can look before you leap. |
| 0:57.2 | That means check before you do something. |
| 0:59.4 | Cancelling is possible until the end of the trial period so you can look before you leap. |
| 1:05.9 | Now, use these four phrases with look this week. |
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