cast a sheep's eye

cast a sheep's eye

To give a sideways glance or a suspicious look. When I tried to feed the baby something new, she cast a sheep's eye at it and then tried to smack it out of my hand. Miss Stevens cast a sheep's eye at me when I complimented her outfit, but I really did think that she looked nice!
See also: cast, eye
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • Lord knows I've tried
  • a fleeting glance
  • play (something) off as (something else)
  • back at it
  • back at it (again)
  • candy-coat
  • play down
  • against the grain, to go
  • a black look
  • a voice in the wilderness