Phrase guide

out of the corner of one's eye

prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Sideways, obliquely, askance

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

prep_phrase

Meaning 2

With suspicion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: de reüll — look sideways
  • Catalan: d'esquitllèbit — look sideways
  • Catalan: de cua d'ull — look sideways
  • Dutch: vanuit zijn ooghoek — look sideways
  • Esperanto: el angulo de sia okulo — look sideways
  • Finnish: syrjäsilmällä — look sideways
  • French: du coin de l'œil — look sideways
  • Galician: de esguello — look sideways
  • Galician: de reollo — look sideways
  • German: aus dem Augenwinkel — look sideways
  • Icelandic: sjá eitthvað út undan sér — look sideways
  • Italian: con la coda dell'occhio — look sideways
  • Norman: d'la carre d'san yi — look sideways
  • Polish: kątem oka — look sideways
  • Portuguese: de canto de olho — look sideways
  • Portuguese: de rabo de olho — look sideways
  • Romanian: cu coada ochiului — look sideways
  • Serbo-Croatian: krajičkom oka — look sideways
  • Spanish: de reojo — look sideways
  • Spanish: de refilón — look sideways
  • Spanish: de través — look sideways
  • Catalan: de reüll — look with suspicion
  • Esperanto: el angulo de sia okulo — look with suspicion
  • Finnish: syrjäsilmällä — look with suspicion
  • Galician: de esguello — look with suspicion
  • Galician: de reollo — look with suspicion
  • Polish: z ukosa — look with suspicion
  • Spanish: de reojo — look with suspicion