look sharp



look sharp

Get moving, be alert, as in The coach told the team they would have to look sharp if they wanted to win. This colloquial expression, dating from the early 1700s, originally meant "to keep a strict watch" but acquired its present sense in the early 1800s.
See also: look, sharp

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
FranzFRAHNTSGerman
Caligulakə-LIG-yoo-lə (English)History
Kayla (2)-Yiddish
Yiannis-Greek
DevynDEV-inEnglish (Modern)
Tanit-Near Eastern Mythology