out of the corner of one's eye

English

Prepositional phrase

out of the corner of one's eye

(of a look or glance) Sideways, obliquely, askance
I caught sight of him out of the corner of my eye.
(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

Serbo-Croatian: krajičkom oka
Spanish: de reojo, de refilón, de través

look with suspicion

Catalan: de reüll (ca)
Finnish: syrjäsilmällä (fi)

Spanish: de reojo

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