British, American & Australian, American

something that you say when you want to show that you are using someone else's phrase, especially when you do not think that phrase is true.

And to think he chose to practise law because it's a quote, unquote 'respected' profession!

• look up
• look upon as
• look upon as something
• look upon someone as
• look upon someone as something
• look upon something as
• look upon something as something
• look up to
• look up to someone
• Look what the cat's dragged in!
• Look who's talking!
• loom large
• loose cannon
• loose ends
• loosen the purse strings
• loosen the reins
• loosen tongue
• loosen up
• loosen up someone
• loosen your tongue
• lord and master
• lord it over
• lord it over someone
• lose
• lose cool