look a sight

To be very disheveled, ugly, or untidy in appearance. I'd invite you in for a cup of tea, but the house looks a sight at the moment. I'm so embarrassed—I must have looked a sight when I opened the door this morning!

look a ˈsight

(old-fashioned, British English) be ugly or untidy: She looked a real sight. A yellow hat, pink dress, black stockings, blue shoes. ♢ Your bedroom looks a sight. Go and tidy it.

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look a fright
mopped
moppy
muss
muss up
litter (something or some place) up
litter up
Look at what the cat dragged in!
look what the cat('s) dragged in
look what the cat's dragged in

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long-tall-Sally
long-winded
loo
look
look (a bit) black over Bill's mother's
look (a little/bit) off
look (all) set (to do something)
look (as) black as thunder
look (at something) through rose-colored glasses
look (at something) through rose-coloured spectacles
look (at something) through rose-tinted glasses
look (at something) through rose-tinted spectacles
look (off) into space
look (one) in the eye(s)
look (one) in the face
look (one) up and down
look (one's) age
look (one's)/its best
look (oneself)
look (out) onto (something)
look a fright
look a gift horse in the mouth
look a million dollars
look a picture
look a sight
look about
look about for (someone or something)
look after
look after (someone or something)
look after number one
look after numero uno
look ahead
look ahead to
look ahead to (something)
look alike
look alive
Look alive!
look around
look around for
look around for (someone or something)
look around some place
look as if (one) has been dragged through a hedge backward(s)
look as if (one) has been pulled through a hedge backward(s)
look as if (one) has lost a shilling and found sixpence
look as if (one) has seen a ghost
look as if butter wouldn't melt in (one's) mouth
look as if butter wouldn't melt in mouth
look as if butter wouldn't melt in your mouth
look as if you have seen a ghost
look as though (one) has seen a ghost
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look (one's) best
look (one's)/its best
look (one) in the eye(s)
look (one) in the face
look (one) up and down
look (oneself)
look (out) onto (something)
look (someone) off
look /its best
look a bit black over Bill's mother's
look a bit off
look a fright
look a gift horse in the mouth
look a gift horse in the mouth
look a gift horse in the mouth
look a gift horse in the mouth
look a gift horse in the mouth
look a gift-horse in the mouth
look a little off
look a little peaked
look a million bucks
look a million dollars
look a million dollars
look a million dollars
look a million dollars
look a picture
look a picture
look a picture
look a picture
look a picture
look a sight
look about
look about
look about for
look about for (someone or something)
look about some place for
look about someplace for
look about somewhere for
look across
look after
look after
look after
look after
look after (someone or something)
look after her
look after him
look after it
look after me
look after number one
look after numero uno
look after one
look after someone
look after something
look after them
look after us
Look After You
Look after Yourself
look age
look age
look age
look age
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