take a long look at

Meaning

1. take a long (cool / hard) look at sth

   to consider a problem or possibility very carefully and without hurrying

   We need to take a long hard look at all the options.

In the movies · 2

• You should take a long look at his ugly mug this morning.The Grand Budapest Hotel2014
• Let Miss Ma yell a have a good, long look at you.To Kill a Mockingbird1962
• After that, I'll take a good long look at your contract.Moneyball2011
• Take a good long look, Remy.Ratatouille2007
• I think anyone over 40 who amuses themself by doing impressions needs to take a long, hard look in the mirror.The Trip2011
• Take a good long look. Tell me, what do you see?Suddenly, Last Summer1959

Learn it in full scenes

• The Trip2011
  • Steve and Rob Set Off
  • Steve and Rob Share a Room
  • The Michael Caine Impression Duel
• Suddenly, Last Summer1959
  • A Doctor, a Letter, and Money
  • Mrs. Venable Meets Dr. Cukrowicz
  • Mrs. Venable Shows the Garden

From the same entry

• as long as your arm
• at long last
• at the longest
• by a long way
• go back a long way
• go a long way
• have come a long way
• have a long way to go
• how long is a piece of string
• in the long run
• it's a long story
• the long arm of