take a butcher's

To look at something. The phrase comes from rhyming slang in which "butcher's hook" rhymes with "look." Primarily heard in UK. Come, take a butcher's at this—does it look infected to you?

have/take a ˈbutcher’s

(British English, slang) have a look at something: Come over here and have a butcher’s at this!This phrase comes from rhyming slang, in which butcher’s hook stands for ‘look’.

See also: have, take

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See also:

have a butcher's
have/take a butcher's
a Captain Cook
captain
look on with
look on with (someone)
look as if (one) has lost a shilling and found sixpence
look to
look to (someone or something)
look ahead

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