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long time no hear

lang niet gesproken

when you haven't heard from a person for a long time

long time no see

lang niet gezien

when you haven't seen a person for a long time

look after

zorgen voor

their auntie look after them while their mother was in hospital

look at that

moet je dat zien

what you say when you see something strange or funny

look back

terugkijken

old people often look back on over their lives

look down on

neerkijken op

he looks down on his colleagues because he thinks he's better than they are

look for

zoeken naar

i've been looking for all their hidden files, but I can't find them anywhere

look forward to

verheugen op

i'm looking forward to meeting you

look in

even langskomen

i'll look in on my way home

look into

onderzoeken

we'll look into the problem and come back to you when we have the information

look on

toekijken

the crowd just looked on as the old lady was mugged

look on the bright side

de zaak rooskleurig bekijken

try to see things in an optimistic way, especially when something has gone wrong

look out

kijk uit

look out! you're going to drop that

look out for number one

alleen aan jezelf denken

take care of yourself and your interests, rather than those of other people

look round

rondkijken

we looked round the house and decided that we didn't like it

look the other way

de andere kant op kijken

ignore something on purpose

look up

opzoeken

I didn't know the correct spelling so I had to look it up in the dictionary

look up to

opkijken naar

she's looks up to her mother

look what the cat dragged in

wie hebben we daar

when someone arrives looking a mess or flustered and bothered

loose cannon

ongeleid projectiel

someone whose behaviour can be unpredictable which can cause problems

lose face

je gezicht verliezen

to lose one's reputation or standing is to lose face

lose the plot

de draad kwijt zijn

if someone loses the plot, they have stopped being rational about something

lose your bottle

de moed verliezen

if someone loses their bottle, they lose the courage to do something

lose your cool

door het lint gaan

lose control of your emotions

lose your lunch

over je nek gaan

if you lose your lunch, you vomit

lose your marbles

je verstand verliezen

if someone has lost their marbles, they've gone mad

lost ball in the high weeds

niet weten waar je mee bezig bent

you are a lost ball in the high weeds when you don't know what you are doing

love is blind

liefde is blind

if you love someone, it doesn't matter what they look like

lower the bar

de lat lager leggen

when people change the standards required to make things easier

made of money

in geld zwemmen

if you are made of money, you have a lot of money