out of the corner of one's eye



out of the corner of one's eye

Glancing casually or surreptitiously, as in Out of the corner of my eye I saw Justin walking out the door. This expression refers to looking sideways at something rather than directly.
See also: corner, eye, of, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
FritjofFRIT-shof (Swedish), FRIT-yof (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Abdur-Rashid-Arabic
Afon-Welsh
SelaSEE-lə (English)Biblical
Douglas['dʌgləs]
Antal-Hungarian