check your 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. There's a lot of dark corners in this place, so you'd be wise to check your six once we get in there. Because I checked my six in time, I was able to surprise my would-be attacker with an elbow to the nose.

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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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