out of the corner of your eye

out (of) the corner of (one's) eye

Of something seen, in one's periphery; partially and/or fleetingly, as opposed to fully and for an extended amount of time. Out the corner of my eye, I saw something moving in the bushes, and it turned out to be a stray cat. Sarah caught Tommy kissing Jessica out of the corner of her eye.

out of the corner of your ˈeye

at the edge of your vision; indirectly: I just caught sight of him out of the corner of my eye, so I couldn’t say exactly what he looked like.

See also: corner, eye, of, out

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out of the blue
out of the blue
out of the blue
out of the blue
out of the blue
out of the blue
Out of the Blue (disambiguation)
Out of the Blue (disambiguation)
Out Of The Box
Out Of The Box
Out Of The Box
Out Of The Box
Out of the Box Search
out of the chute
out of the chute
out of the clear blue sky
out of the clear sky
Out of the closet
Out of the closet
Out of the Cold
Out of the common
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out of the corner of her eye
out of the corner of his eye
out of the corner of my eye
out of the corner of one's eye
out of the corner of our eye
out of the corner of someone's eye
out of the corner of their eye
out of the corner of your eye
Out of the Country
Out of the Darkness
Out of the Darkness Theatre Company
out of the doldrums
Out of the Dryer
Out of the Dust
out of the frying pan
out of the frying pan (and) into the fire
out of the frying pan into the fire
out of the frying pan, into the fire
out of the frying pan-into the fire
out of the frying-pan into the fire
out of the frying-pan into the fire
out of the frying-pan into the fire
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out of the gates
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out of the goodness of her heart
out of the goodness of his heart
out of the goodness of my heart
out of the goodness of one's heart
out of the goodness of our heart
out of the goodness of someone's heart
out of the goodness of their heart
out of the goodness of your heart
out of the gutter
out of the hole
out of the jaws of death
out of the kindness of her heart
out of the kindness of his heart
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