look in

立ち寄る、ちょっと訪ねる

改まった約束をせず、人や場所を短い時間訪ねること。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： 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.)

類義語： drop in, call in, stop by

よく使う表現： look in on someone, look in tomorrow

機会、出番

参加したり注目されたり成功したりする機会。多くは機会がないと言うときに使う。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： get/have a look in (The older players never got a look in.)

類義語： chance, opportunity

よく使う表現： a look in, get a look in