English phrase from drama scenes

What Does "but the police never looked into it" Mean?

Learn what "but the police never looked into it" means, when people say it, and how to use it naturally in English.

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Complain

But the police never looked into it.

It means the police never investigated or examined the matter.

From The Haunted Sisters, Episode 34

When do people say this?

Scene Context

The speaker is complaining that the police never investigated the case.

Usage Scenario

Use look into it when you want someone to investigate a problem or case. The full sentence works better as a complaint than as a general phrase page.

Better ways to say it

1
The police never looked into it.
2
They never investigated it.
3
Nobody looked into the case.

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