steal a glance (at something)

steal a glance (at something)
steal a ˈglance/ˈlook (at sb/sth) idiom
to look at sb/sth quickly so that nobody sees you doing it
Main entry:stealidiom

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  • glance — [[t]glɑ͟ːns, glæ̱ns[/t]] ♦♦♦ glances, glancing, glanced 1) VERB If you glance at something or someone, you look at them very quickly and then look away again immediately. [V prep/adv] He glanced at his watch... [V prep/adv] I glanced back. 2)… …   English dictionary

  • steal — steal1 W3S3 [sti:l] v past tense stole [stəul US stoul] past participle stolen [ˈstəulən US ˈstou ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(take something)¦ 2¦(use ideas)¦ 3¦(move somewhere)¦ 4 steal the show/limelight/scene 5 steal a look/glance etc 6¦(sport)¦ 7 steal a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • steal — 1 /sti:l/ verb past tense stole, past participle stolen / stUln stoU / 1 TAKE STH (I, T) to take something that belongs to someone else (+ from): Some drug users steal from their own families to finance their habit. | steal sth: Sean has a long… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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