look at me

look at me

1. Used to call others' attention to a prideworthy achievement, or (in humor) sarcastically to an embarrassing mishap.

   I made it all the way to level 7 without any of your help! Look at me!

   Wow, look at me. I can't even boil water without burning my fingers.

2. Used to focus a listener's attention, often followed by a threat of discipline.

   Okay, look at me. If you don't have every one of those projects done by the end of the week, you're fired.

• The positive sense is not often intended literally, but the second sense implies that the speaker expects the listener to make eye contact if possible.