look yourself

look (oneself)

To have one's normal appearance of health or wellbeing. Often used in negative constructions. Are you feeling all right, Janet? You're not looking yourself today. After a couple days of proper rest, Jim was looking himself again.
See also: look
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

(not) look yourˈself

(informal) (not) look as healthy as you normally do: She wasn’t looking herself at all yesterday. He looks more himself this morning. His temperature’s come right down.
See also: look
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • look
  • look (oneself)
  • be doing OK
  • be doing OK/okay
  • OK
  • change (one's) stripes
  • change one's stripes
  • change one's stripes/spots, cannot
  • life and limb
  • doing OK
References in classic literature
You said up there, didn't you, and now look yourself, and see where your tongs are pointing.
"Do come, Anne" cried Mary, "come and look yourself. You will be too late if you do not make haste.
Head to Schuh's site, click on the "Sale", then "Offers" tags and you get the chance to "Explore Imperfects" to take a look yourself.
We've rounded up budget-friendly make-up products for you to achieve Jennifer's daring look yourself.
If you fancy replicating the look yourself, the dress costs [pounds sterling]70 and is available in sizes 4 to 16.
So it's definitely worthwhile to look yourself in the eyes occasionally.
Visit World Museum and take a closer look yourself!
And if you're wondering how to create the look yourself for a party (and beyond), you're in luck.
"You get time to look yourself in the mirror and figure out things you maybe could do better and different ways you can help," Barr said.
It's important to have the courage "to look yourself in the mirror and know that" before reorienting yourself and focusing on what is a good fit, he said.
| A mirror display on the NFU Cymru stand at next week's Royal Welsh Show will ask farmers to 'look yourself in the face' and be honest about their approach to farm safety.
If you can't look yourself in the eye and see yourself for who you are, you may have a hard time accepting another's faults or foibles.
Being able to look yourself in the mirror might mean you endure some heated run-ins, but not asserting yourself - whilst avoiding a few short term bruises - could bring a lifetime of regret, pain and shame.
Look yourself and investigate who are those sitting in different positions at Customs now,' he said.
"It was a bit of breathing space to look yourself in the mirror and come back and do your job right for the second half of the season," he added.