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look lively
To hurry up and get moving. Often used as an imperative. The movie is starting in 15 minutes. Look lively! You'd better look lively if you're going to catch your bus.
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look lively
used to tell someone to be quick in doing something. informalA variant of this phrase is look alive , but this is now rather dated.
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look ˈlively/ˈsharp
(British English, informal) do something quickly; hurry up: Come on, look lively or we won’t get to the station in time.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017