look black

Appear threatening or unfavorable, as in The future looked black for Henry after he dropped out of school. This expression employs black in the sense of "boding ill," a usage dating from about 1700. Also see under dirty look.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Charles	CHAHR-əlz (English), CHAHRLZ (English), SHAHRL (French)	English, French
Maryvonne	-	French
Leifr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Zoran	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
LuĈJo	LOO-chyo	Esperanto
Lonny	LAHN-ee	English