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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Kristina Rutkowski, Glamour, 12 Nov. 2025
Tribal officials are just looking to take that app statewide.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025
How he’s continually showed up for me in my life as a friend and a mentor — and really, just looking out for me.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 12 Nov. 2025
Introducing Wiggles, a 6-year-old pit bull mix with boundless energy who is just looking for a person to finally notice him and give him a warm home.
—Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
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Kristina Rutkowski, Glamour, 12 Nov. 2025
Tribal officials are just looking to take that app statewide.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025
How he’s continually showed up for me in my life as a friend and a mentor — and really, just looking out for me.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 12 Nov. 2025
Introducing Wiggles, a 6-year-old pit bull mix with boundless energy who is just looking for a person to finally notice him and give him a warm home.
—Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Just looking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20looking. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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