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Discover LudwigThe phrase "around looking about" is not standard in written English and may be considered awkward or redundant.
It could be used in a context where someone is physically moving around while observing their surroundings, but it is better to use a more concise expression.
Example: "He was walking around looking about for his lost keys."
Alternatives: "searching around" or "looking around".
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It's raining and he's just walking around, looking about".
Rather, it was early evening, a time when people typically "walk around, looking about".
It's raining and he's just walking around looking about".
It's raining and he's just walking around, looking about... He's just staring, looking at all the houses... Something's wrong with him.
He describes an unknown male "just walking around looking about" in the rain and says, "This guy looks like he is up to no good or he is on drugs or something".
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"Walking around and looking about," Harris-Perry said.
She played portions of the 911 call Zimmerman made to police, where he said that "something was wrong" with Martin, that he seemed to be "on drugs" and was "walking around and looking about".
I'd go around looking for work until about eight thirty.
Pharrell adding a half-arsed melody about hanging around looking for a shag?
Both are about "surfing around, looking at pretty pictures, and going in for the kill — I want it!" he said.
If you're managing money for your mother, you don't go around looking for opinions from lawyers about legal ways to skim.
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