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Grammar fix

quick look

brief glance

A short and fast look at something, usually to get a general idea without going into detail.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • Let me just take a quick look at your report before you send it.daily life
  • In the exam, I usually give each question a quick look first before deciding which ones to answer.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: take/have/give (someone) a quick look (at something)

WrongLet me do a quick look.

RightLet me take a quick look.

You TAKE/have a quick look, not 'do' one.

Patterntake/have/give (someone) a quick look (at something)

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff Permit me to conduct a brief examination of the document.

Natural Let me take a quick look.

'Conduct a brief examination' is stiff; 'take a quick look' is natural.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • take a quick look
    take a quick lookhave a quick looka quick look ata quick glance

Don't confuse it

Different from 'close look,' which means to look at something carefully and for a longer time.

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