glance at

Related to glance at: let up, glance through, turn out to be

glance at (someone or something)

To look at someone or something very quickly and discreetly. That boy just glanced at you again! I think he likes you! OK, I only glanced at the map, but I'm pretty sure we're lost!
See also: glance
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

glance at someone or something

to look quickly at someone or something. Sharon glanced at Todd to see if he looked as if he was ready to go. I glanced at my watch and realized how long all this had taken.
See also: glance
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • glance at (someone or something)
  • glance over at (someone or something)
  • glance back
  • glance back at (someone or something)
  • steal a look (at someone or something)
  • steal a glance (at someone or something)
  • steal a glance at
  • steal a glance/look
  • bounce into (someone or something)
  • glance off (of) (someone or something)
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Dating from the last couple of years, Offenbach remained pure delight, a frothy and satirical glance at all the frou-frou-and-chandeliers ballets you've ever seen.
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The volume's essays are of uneven quality; at least a couple have been recycled from their authors' previous publications, and some merely glance at the play in question, situating their major focus instead on issues of more general concern to Golden Age drama.
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