Idiom
steal a glance
Meaning
To look quickly at someone or something, hoping that nobody notices the action.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He stole a glance at his watch during the long meeting.”
“She stole a glance at the person sitting across from her to see if they were watching her too.”
“Throughout the formal dinner, he repeatedly stole a glance at the mysterious letter tucked inside his jacket pocket, unable to focus on the conversation.”
Examples
simple
“He stole a glance at his watch during the long meeting.”
contextual
“She stole a glance at the person sitting across from her to see if they were watching her too.”
complex
“Throughout the formal dinner, he repeatedly stole a glance at the mysterious letter tucked inside his jacket pocket, unable to focus on the conversation.”
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