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look askance at

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look askance at someone or something

Fig. to be surprised or shocked at someone or something. The teacher looked askance at the student who had acted so rudely. Everyone had looked askance at her efforts as an artist.

See also: askance, look

look askance at somebody/something

(slightly formal) also look at somebody/something askance

to consider someone or something in a disapproving way The courts have tended to look askance at many of these claims. Our teachers looked at us askance.

See also: askance, look