look in

passer voir, faire un saut chez

Passer brièvement voir quelqu’un ou visiter un lieu, sans rendez-vous formel.

En anglais simple : To visit someone or a place for a short time, without making a formal arrangement.

• Look in when you have time.
• She looked in on her neighbour yesterday.
• Can you look in at the office tomorrow?

Comment l'utiliser : look in on someone (I’ll look in on my aunt after work.); look in at a place (We looked in at the shop on our way home.)

Synonymes : drop in, call in, stop by

Expressions courantes : look in on someone, look in tomorrow

chance, occasion

Possibilité de participer, de se faire remarquer ou de réussir, souvent évoquée pour dire qu’elle n’existe pas.

En anglais simple : A chance to take part, be noticed, or succeed, usually mentioned when someone has no chance.

• Our team never got a look in.
• With so many famous applicants, she hardly had a look in.
• Did the younger players get a look in during the tournament?

Comment l'utiliser : get/have a look in (The older players never got a look in.)

Synonymes : chance, opportunity

Expressions courantes : a look in, get a look in