take a long, hard look at



take a long, hard look at something

to examine something very carefully in order to improve it in the future We need to take a long, hard look at the way we control gun ownership.
See also: hard, look, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Fulgenziofool-JEN-tsyoItalian
DƯƠNg-Vietnamese
WilburnWIL-bərnEnglish
MeintjeMIEN-tyəDutch
Lucasta-Literature
Bor-Slovene