look both ways
Crossing safety rule
Look both ways means to check for oncoming traffic from each direction before crossing a street.
The phrase is drilled into children as a safety rule: Always look both ways before you cross.
Figuratively, it can mean to consider multiple perspectives or anticipate consequences from different angles before acting.
- crosswalkMarked street-crossing zone
- zebra crossingMarked pedestrian road section
- streetPublic urban roadway
- trafficMovement along routes
- safetyFreedom from harm
pedestrian · caution · careful · crossing · road · left · right · hold hands · curb · sidewalk · intersection · stop · glance · check · aware · alert · mother · childhood
- momismsI told you so, no means no, back in my day, clean your room, do your homework
- safety sloganssafety first, stay safe, be careful, safety culture
- life lessonslesson learned, moral, lessons learned, life lessons, parable
- traffic signalstraffic light, traffic signal, stoplight, red light, green light
caution and deliberation
look both waysthrow caution to the wind
Act recklessly, disregarding consequences
look, looks, looked, looking, looker, lookers, overlook, overlooks, overlooked