look (someone) off



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look (someone) off

In sports, especially American football, to mislead an opponent with one's eyes as to one's intentions in a given play. Looking off the free safety, the quarterback made an incredible pass to his wide receiver down the center of the field.
See also: look, off

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Clementinakle-men-TEE-nah (Italian, Spanish), klə-mən-TEE-nə (Portuguese)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
LudolfLOO-dawlf (German)German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Anstruther['ænstrʌðə]
LesterLES-tərEnglish
FyodorFYO-dahrRussian
Saba-Georgian