out of the corner of one's eye

English

Prepositional phrase

out of the corner of one's eye

1. (of a look or glance) Sideways, obliquely, askance

   I caught sight of him out of the corner of my eye.

2. (of a look or glance) With suspicion.

   When he said he would pay her back next week, she looked at him out of the corner of her eye.

Synonyms

• askance

Translations

look sideways

• Catalan: de reüll (ca)
• Finnish: syrjäsilmällä (fi)
• Norman: d'la carre d'san yi
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• Serbo-Croatian: krajičkom oka
• Spanish: de reojo, de refilón, de través

look with suspicion

• Catalan: de reüll (ca)
• Finnish: syrjäsilmällä (fi)
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• Spanish: de reojo