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    look sharp
  2. Look sharp means to hurry up or be alert and quick. It can also mean to dress smartly or neatly. See how to use it in sentences and compare it with look smart.

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  3. Jan 7, 2024 · Look sharp is an informal idiom that means to act quickly or to hurry. Learn how to use it in a sentence with examples from recent sources and see related words and entries.

  4. look sharp. Get moving, be alert, as in The coach told the team they would have to look sharp if they wanted to win. This colloquial expression, dating from the early 1700s, originally meant "to keep a strict watch" but acquired its present sense in the early 1800s. See also: look, sharp.

  5. Get moving, be alert, as in The coach told the team they would have to look sharp if they wanted to win . This colloquial expression, dating from the early 1700s, originally meant “to keep a strict watch” but acquired its present sense in the early 1800s. Discover More.

  6. act or move at high speed.

  7. Look sharp means to do something quickly, often in a hurry. It is an old-fashioned and informal way of saying hurry up. See examples and usage notes from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.

  8. Look-sharp definition: Pay attention; be alert.