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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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Dave Jones, at least, looks content although he tends to sport the dreamy, faraway look of a man having a particularly satisfying Saturday morning bowel movement. They get that faraway look in their eyes and you realize they are concentrating on ignoring your bad breath. One, 'Popular Musicians' (1934) shows four men standing with their instruments poised, a ukulele, mandolin, a strange swollen-bellied harp, and, at the end of the line-up, a violin in the hands of the anomalous member of the quartet with a faraway look. |
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