on the lookout

English

Prepositional phrase

on the lookout

1. Constantly alert, intent on finding something or someone.

   Synonym: on the outlook

   I'm on the lookout for a good example of a Roman dinar from the 1st century. Let me know if you hear of one anywhere.

   • 2020, Jess Ryder, The Night Away:

     In London, of all places, where people are always on the lookout for opportunities to commit crimes: an unzipped handbag, a phone sticking out of a back pocket, an unpadlocked bike.

Coordinate terms

• all-points bulletin (APB)

Derived terms

• be on the lookout (BOLO)

Translations

intent on finding something

• French: à l’affût (fr)
• Maori: matakana
• Portuguese: de olho
• Spanish: ojo avizor
• Turkish: arayışında, peşinde (tr)

Anagrams

• on the outlook