cast a sheep's eye



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cast a sheep's eye

To give a sideways glance or a suspicious look. When I tried to feed the baby something new, she cast a sheep's eye at it and then tried to smack it out of my hand. Miss Stevens cast a sheep's eye at me when I complimented her outfit, but I really did think that she looked nice!
See also: cast, eye

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sybillesee-BI-lə (German)German, French
Minmeen (Korean)Chinese, Korean
RaynardRAY-nahrdEnglish
Sam (2)-Persian, Persian Mythology
EmblaEM-blah (Icelandic, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish)Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Maui-Hawaiian, Polynesian Mythology