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faraway look
(redirected from far-off look)

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faraway look and far-off look
Fig. an appearance on one's face of having one's mind in another place. Dave had a faraway look in his eyes, so I elbowed him to get his attention. Lisa's face had a far-off look indicating that she was daydreaming.
See also: look
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Apart from the people who saw you taking a suspiciously long time in the rough while wearing a bright green "privacy shield" and a far-off look.
Inventive ideas not quite at play; MALE BOX by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
That would be like a miracle for the club and for myself," he says with a far-off look in his eye.
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As Jack Twist, Gyllenhaal attempts in scene after scene to make eye contact with Ledger but gets only a far-off look from those hardened brown eyes.
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