look like

look like
a) To seem.

It looks like Im stuck with you.

b) To be similar in appearance to; resemble.

Ostriches look like emus to some people, but they are only distantly related.

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  • look\ like\ the\ cat\ that\ swallowed\ the\ canary — • look like the cat that ate the canary • look like the cat that swallowed the canary v. phr. To seem very self satisfied; look as if you had just had a great success. Peter bet on the poorest horse in the race and when it won, he looked like the …   Словарь американских идиом

  • look like something the cat brought in — look like something the cat brought/dragged in informal if someone looks like something the cat brought in, they are very untidy and dirty. You can t possibly go to school like that you look like something the cat dragged in! …   New idioms dictionary

  • look like something the cat dragged in — look like something the cat brought/dragged in informal if someone looks like something the cat brought in, they are very untidy and dirty. You can t possibly go to school like that you look like something the cat dragged in! …   New idioms dictionary

  • look (like) a million dollars — look/feel (like) a million dollars British, American & Australian, American to look or feel extremely attractive. You look like a million dollars in that dress! …   New idioms dictionary

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