out of the corner of one's eye

prepositional phrase

Sideways, obliquely, askance

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

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Sideways, obliquely, askance

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

  2. With suspicion.

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

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Translations

Catalan de reüll, d'esquitllèbit
  • de reülllook sideways
  • d'esquitllèbitlook sideways
  • de cua d'ulllook sideways
  • de reülllook with suspicion
Dutch vanuit zijn ooghoek
  • vanuit zijn ooghoeklook sideways
Esperanto el angulo de sia okulo, el angulo de sia okulo
  • el angulo de sia okulolook sideways
  • el angulo de sia okulolook with suspicion
Finnish syrjäsilmällä, syrjäsilmällä
  • syrjäsilmällälook sideways
  • syrjäsilmällälook with suspicion
French du coin de l'œil
  • du coin de l'œillook sideways
German aus dem Augenwinkel
  • aus dem Augenwinkellook sideways
Icelandic sjá eitthvað út undan sér
  • sjá eitthvað út undan sérlook sideways
Italian con la coda dell'occhio
  • con la coda dell'occhiolook sideways
Polish kątem oka, z ukosa
  • kątem okalook sideways
  • z ukosalook with suspicion
Portuguese de canto de olho, de rabo de olho
  • de canto de olholook sideways
  • de rabo de olholook sideways
Romanian cu coada ochiului
  • cu coada ochiuluilook sideways
Spanish de reojo, de refilón
  • de reojolook sideways
  • de refilónlook sideways
  • de travéslook sideways
  • de reojolook with suspicion
Cite this entry
APA

out of the corner of one's eye. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20the%20corner%20of%20one's%20eye

MLA

“out of the corner of one's eye.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20the%20corner%20of%20one's%20eye. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “out of the corner of one's eye,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20the%20corner%20of%20one's%20eye.

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