Fill in the blank with the correct alternative from the options given below:
She is on the look _______ for a new job.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → out
To be on the lookout for something means to be watching or searching for it carefully. She is searching for a new job.
Example: The police are on the lookout for the escaped prisoner.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: about — Incorrect. To look about is to look around in different directions; "on the look about" is not an English phrase.
Example: He looked about the room for his keys.
Option 2: into — Incorrect. To look into a matter is to investigate it; it cannot follow "on the".
Example: The manager promised to look into the complaint.
Option 3: over — Incorrect. To look over something is to examine it quickly; "on the look over" is not an English phrase.
Example: Please look over my essay before I submit it.