out\ of\ the\ corner\ of\ one's\ eye
- out\ of\ the\ corner\ of\ one's\ eye
adv. phr.
Without looking at a person or thing directly or openly; secretly; without being noticed.
The cat looked at the mouse out of the corner of his eye.
Mike watched the boys across the street out of the corner of his eye as he mowed the lawn.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань".
Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс.
1997.
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