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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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Please kindly demystify the following clause.

1. ......look people straight into their eye..

My colleagues are arguing over whether "at" should be added before "look" to make it a sound sentence.

Looking forward to your reply asap.. thanks...

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The fixed phrase is not quite as I use it: Look people straight in the eye . Nevertheless, no at . From Random House Dictionary: LOOK - verb (used with object) 10.

  • The fixed phrase is not quite as I use it: Look people straight in the eye .
  • Nevertheless, no at .
  • From Random House Dictionary: LOOK - verb (used with object) 10.
  • to give (someone) a look: 'He looked me straight in the eye'.
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The fixed phrase is not quite as I use it: Look people straight in the eye. Nevertheless, no at.
From Random House Dictionary:
LOOK - verb (used with object)
10.to give (someone) a look: 'He looked me straight in the eye'.
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