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Difference between "look into" and "look over"



 
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Difference between "look into" and "look over" #1 (permalink) Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:08 am   Difference between "look into" and "look over"
 

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ESL/EFL Test #140 "Phrasal idioms with the verb 'look'", question 3

My attorney advised me ......... the terms and conditions of the insurance policy several times so that I was fully aware of what I was getting myself into.

(a) to look after
(b) to look over
(c) to look into
(d) to look up

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ESL/EFL Test #140 "Phrasal idioms with the verb 'look'", answer 3

My attorney advised me to look over the terms and conditions of the insurance policy several times so that I was fully aware of what I was getting myself into.

Correct answer: (b) to look over

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To look over means to review or double check information. To look into means to research or find information initially.
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