glance back

glance back

1. To look quickly over one's shoulder at someone or something located behind one. We both glanced back after hearing that loud crash. On her first day, my daughter ran off into the preschool without even glancing back.
2. To return one's gaze to someone or something. I started walking down the docks and only glanced back when Joe began insistently calling my name.
See also: back, glance
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

glance back

 (at someone)
1. to look quickly at someone who is looking at you. He glanced back at Mary, so he could remember her smile. She hoped he would notice her but he never even glanced back.
2. to look quickly at someone who is behind you. Dan glanced back at the man chasing him and ran on even faster. He glanced back and ran faster.
See also: back, glance
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • glance back at (someone or something)
  • glance at
  • glance at (someone or something)
  • glance over at (someone or something)
  • bounce into (someone or something)
  • blast away
  • LOL
  • say (something) out loud
  • say out loud
  • to wake the dead, loud enough
References in classic literature
Our readers may not be unwilling to glance back, for a brief interval, at Uncle Tom's Cabin, on the Kentucky farm, and see what has been transpiring among those whom he had left behind.
Uncle Toms Cabin
Soon we were in the green country, and I took one last glance back at the smoke-filled sky.
The Iron Heel
He turned again to the spoor of the stranger bull, which showed plainly to his trained senses, nor did he glance back to note if Taug followed.
Teeka turned to glance back. She saw the impending fate of her defenders and there sprung to life in her savage bosom the spark of martyrdom, that some common forbear had transmitted alike to Teeka, the wild ape, and the glorious women of a higher order who have invited death for their men.
Jungle Tales of Tarzan
A quick glance back to the same weekend 12 months ago reveals the folly of reading too much into opening day results.
Championship full of surprises right from the word go
Glance back for view of the obelisk then scale steps.
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Perhaps a glance back to a more successful season for the club can provide some inspiration as well.
Town need to embrace spirit of 101
Glance back for a view of the obelisk, then scale the steps.
Walk OF THE WEEK; Going out Making the most of your free time; NOSTELL PRIORY GARDEN WALK WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKS for a view
The grey has thrived since dropping in trip and should be primed after finishing second to Glance Back on his return at Bangor.
HEAD IN THE CLOUDS
Glance Back won at Bangor on his second start following a wind operation and can follow up in the Age UK Somerset Handicap Chase.
Go West and have the Edge!
De Bruyne, who carried on like the challenge was perfectly acceptable, only gave a nonchalant glance back to his countryman.
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The bull and his lasses, apparently, simply watched with disdain, but I didn't glance back to check.
A nice gentle walk? Pull the udder one
Glance Back showed an admirable attitude to win a modest event at Leicester last time and a similar effort should be good enough in the Follow At Racing_UK On Twitter Now Handicap Chase at Wetherby.
Nonios can keep up good work for Essex
The mention of the China-made mannequins made one turn around to glance back at the one missing an eyelash.
The mannequin challenge
Before the race there was a nasty incident in the paddock when box driver Matthew Delahooke was badly kicked as he took a rug off unplaced Glance Back. He was taken to hospital.
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