check (one's) six
check (one's) six
To look behind oneself, typically by looking over one's shoulder. "Six o'clock" is a military term referring to the area behind oneself. Make sure to check your six, in case someone tries to follow you.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
check your six
tv. look behind you (where there may be danger). (see also on your six. Refers to six o’clock as being behind one, as if one were facing twelve o’clock.) Check your six, bud. Some gangsta’s getting close to your wallet.
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- check your six
- watch (one's) six
- get behind
- get behind (someone or something)
- get behind someone/something
- get behind something
- take cover
- hide behind
- hide behind (someone or something)
- drop out of sight