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.
- 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