32.look me

[notletrest]

“Lift the veil once, and look me in the face,” said she.
Is it right ? Thanks!

[bhaisahab]

“Lift the veil once, and look me in the face,” said she.
Is it right ? Thanks!

Yes, "to look someone in the face" is idiomatic.

[SoothingDave]

Not a teacher.

"Look me in the eye" is the common expression in America.

[Rover_KE]

"Look me in the eye" is the common expression in America.

And in the UK.

Rover

[Raymott]

Why can't there be more than one common expression?
"to look someone in the face" sounds common enough to me.

[bhaisahab]

There are more than 20 hits for "look me in the face" on COCA. Unfortunately I can't access the BNC at the moment.

[notletrest]

Yes, "to look someone in the face" is idiomatic.

Follow you , thanks!

[notletrest]

There are more than 20 hits for "look me in the face" on COCA. Unfortunately I can't access the BNC at the moment.

Now that many people hold "look me in the face" or in the eye correct, then , of course we can say : Look him at home , look it over there,come and look me in the office, in short, look somebody + somewhere is correct.Is that so?Thanks.

[Raymott]

Now that many people hold "look me in the face" or in the eye correct, then , of course we can say : Look him at home , look it over there,come and look me in the office, in short, look somebody + somewhere is correct.Is that so?Thanks.

No! It's an idiom. You usually can't generalise from idioms like that.
"Look someone in the X" is not an idiom.

[notletrest]

No! It's an idiom. You usually can't generalise from idioms like that.
"Look someone in the X" is not an idiom.

Thanks a lot !