just looking
idiom
—used to tell a store clerk that one is looking at the things being sold in the store but does not plan to buy anything specific
The clerk asked if I needed any help, but I told him I was just looking.
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Anthony Anderson was just looking for a few minutes of self-care.
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Julie Jordan, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Training Score is based on the volume of your training, providing an easy way to track your amount work done over time — in a slightly more nuanced way than just looking at pure distance figures.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The other people — the existing staff — are just looking in, then.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
That's Making Us All Villains Sometimes, stream snipers are just looking to make a comedic impact.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
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Julie Jordan, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Training Score is based on the volume of your training, providing an easy way to track your amount work done over time — in a slightly more nuanced way than just looking at pure distance figures.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The other people — the existing staff — are just looking in, then.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
That's Making Us All Villains Sometimes, stream snipers are just looking to make a comedic impact.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Just looking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20looking. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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