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Definition be on the lookout for in American English

be on the lookout for phrase

phrase
1

to be watching carefully in order to find, obtain, or avoid someone or something

Example

Police in Yonkers are on the lookout for a gang of car thieves.

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Definition be on the lookout for in American English