look out
verb
- mind, take care of
Wiktionary
verb
- To be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger.
“While you're in the city center, look out for the dodgy street vendors.”
“Thinks I to myself, “Sol, you're run off your course again. This is a rich man's summer‘cottage’ and if you don't look out there's likely to be some nice, lively dog taking an interest in your underpinning.””
- To find by looking: to hunt out.
“Morgan pulled a Greek lexicon toward him (he used a Greek-German), to look out a word, instead of asking it of Pemberton.”
“Then she straightened the kitchen, lit the lamp, mended the fire, looked out the washing for the next day, and put it to soak.”
- To be facing.
“A spacious room that looks out on the sea.”
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, out.
“On the morning of the eighth day, he found himself looking out across the river.”
- Ellipsis of look out for (someone)
“Hey man, I know it costs four dollars but I only have three. Can you please look out?”
- To be supportive or protective of someone.
“You better look out for your little brother.”