get a look in



get a look in

  (British & Australian informal)
to get a chance to do something that you would like to do or to succeed in something (usually negative) Chris was so popular with the girls that whenever he was around I didn't get a look in. The other team were so much better than us. We didn't get a look in.
See also: get, look

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PetrusPE-truws (German)Dutch, German, Biblical Latin
KaleyKAY-leeEnglish (Modern)
Beatebe-AH-təGerman
AnsonAN-sənEnglish
Goldsmith['gəuldsmiθ]
Glynn-Welsh