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out of the corner of one's eye

out of the corner of one's eye prepositional phrase: sideways, obliquely, askance.

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.

Synonyms of out of the corner of one's eye

Questions about out of the corner of one's eye

What does out of the corner of one's eye mean?
Out of the corner of one's eye means sideways, obliquely, askance.
What part of speech is out of the corner of one's eye?
Out of the corner of one's eye is a prepositional phrase.

Words near out of the corner of one's eye in the dictionary

  1. out of the ark
  2. out of the blue
  3. out of the box
  4. out of the chute
  5. out of the common
  6. out of the corner of one's eye
  7. out of the frying pan and into the fire
  8. out of the frying pan, into the fire
  9. out of the gate
  10. out of the goodness of one's heart
  11. out of the loop

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