poor lookout
Example Sentences
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But, sailors can’t afford to waste any time in ‘crying over spilt milk’; it would be a poor lookout for them, aye, and for our country too, if they did!
From Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy by Greene, John B.
Yer know if he was to get lazy, it 'ud be a poor lookout for us.
From Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories by Gibbon, Perceval
And if they should succeed it will be a pretty poor lookout for all hands aboard this ship!
From Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship by Holloway, W. Herbert
Troth! it 'ud be a poor lookout if I was that easy frightened.
From North, South and over the Sea by Francis, M.E. (Mrs. Francis Blundell)
It is a poor lookout for their future if they put pleasure first.
From The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage Describing Modern Manners and Customs of Courtship and Marriage, and giving Full Details regarding the Wedding Ceremony and Arrangements by Devereux, G. R. M.
