from the look of things
idiom
: judging by the way something looks or by circumstances relating to something
From the look of things, we won't be arriving on time.
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But from the look of things, his competition takes none too kindly to Dwight and his crew moving into their territory.
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
And from the look of things, this is going to be yet another photo finish.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
But from the look of things, the Bears adjusted Sunday and the Titans didn’t have a counter.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2024
And — at least from the look of things right now — the U.S. Secret Service.
—Mark Murray, NBC News, 20 July 2022
Both are in the playoffs, and from the look of things the Eagles are going to rest their starters.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2022
And from the look of things, Clarice is going to have to do some Nancy Drew–ing in the recesses of her own mind.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 10 June 2021
Twelve teraflops of power requires creative solutions to power and cooling, and some family-unfriendly dots are arguably an easier issue to deal with than rampant overheating and red-ring defects (or, from the look of things, an even bigger console in the form of PlayStation 5).
—Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 28 Sep. 2020
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
And from the look of things, this is going to be yet another photo finish.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
But from the look of things, the Bears adjusted Sunday and the Titans didn’t have a counter.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2024
And — at least from the look of things right now — the U.S. Secret Service.
—Mark Murray, NBC News, 20 July 2022
Both are in the playoffs, and from the look of things the Eagles are going to rest their starters.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2022
And from the look of things, Clarice is going to have to do some Nancy Drew–ing in the recesses of her own mind.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 10 June 2021
Twelve teraflops of power requires creative solutions to power and cooling, and some family-unfriendly dots are arguably an easier issue to deal with than rampant overheating and red-ring defects (or, from the look of things, an even bigger console in the form of PlayStation 5).
—Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 28 Sep. 2020
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“From the look of things.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20the%20look%20of%20things. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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