Timeline for Is "look upon them for inspiration" correct?
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| Mar 19, 2021 at 20:19 | history | undeleted | Ammu | ||
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| Aug 22, 2017 at 2:51 | comment | added | smatterer | These are idiomatic expressions with very little logic. The expression “to look to X for Y” means to rely on Y as a source for X but does not imply literally looking at X (with your eyes). You might say for example “I look to the law for protection.” or “She looks to her doctor for medical advice.” The expression “to look upon X as Y” means to classify X as a type of Y for example “I look upon you as my friend.” The expression “to look upon X for Y” has no idiomatic meaning and so defaults to the literal meaning of looking with ones eyes. | |
| Aug 21, 2017 at 2:46 | history | answered | Ammu | CC BY-SA 3.0 |