If you ever try to lay a handon me, I'll hurt you.
Never lay a handon a child.
lay off / (be or get) laid off = to lose a job because business is slow.
Even though he was a good worker, he was laid off because the company wasn't doing very well. (passive voice)
lend a hand = help
When Tom couldn't fix the printing press, he asked Jose to lend him a hand.
"Could you lend me a hand with this?"
look for = try to find; search
The pirates spent two years looking for treasure and finally they found it.
look forward to = to have a good feeling about a future event.
He's been looking forward to seeing the new Batman movie for weeks.
look (it) up = to find information
If you need to find a good price on a car, you can look it up on the internet.
You can also look up information in a book.
look through = read; read quickly and with a purpose.
Alicia is looking though the newspaper to find a new job.
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