be looking over your shoulder
be looking over (one's) shoulder
To be maintaining an anxious vigilance (perhaps to the point of paranoia) to monitor what others are doing or might do. With all these bright college grads coming into the company, you better be looking over your shoulder.
See also: look, over, shoulder
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
be looking over your shoulder
If someone is looking over their shoulder, they feel anxious all the time because someone might hurt them or cause problems for them. When a company keeps making people redundant, those who are left behind start looking over their shoulder. You'd be on the run for the rest of your lives, looking over your shoulder at every turn.
See also: look, over, shoulder
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
be looking over your ˈshoulder
be anxious and have the feeling that somebody is going to do something unpleasant or harmful to you: Many employees are looking over their shoulders, because jobs are at risk and nobody knows who’ll be next.See also: look, over, shoulder
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- be looking over (one's) shoulder
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- put (one's) mind at ease
- put (one's) mind at rest
- put/set somebody's mind at ease/rest
- set (one's) mind at ease
- set (one's) mind at rest
- set (one's) mind to rest
- set mind at ease
- set one's mind at rest