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Julia Huong
2022-05-23 04:05
Take a long (cool/hard) look at something informal verb phrase
To think about an issue or possibility thoroughly and without haste.
You should take a long look at this project before deciding to invest.
We need three weeks to take a long hard look at your proposal.
The government should take a long hard look at the long-term health consequences before deciding.
Is the result worth the effort we have to put into it?
To take something into consideration in a thorough way
To think or consider something seriously
to say or reply something without having thought about it or knowing whether it is corect
The verb "take" should be conjugated according to its tense.
Do you see anything wrong?
A humorous way of saying that what one has said is just what they acknowledge and may not be entirely accurate
Mike: Have you returned from your vacation on the beach? Your skin seems to get tanned.
Jenny: My skin is always dark. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
