look over one's shoulder
To check obsessively out of excessive caution or fear of a perceived dangerTo check obsessively out of excessive caution or fear of a perceived danger.
» I looked over my shoulder.
Я посмотрел через плечо. — Ivanovb
Я подивився через плече. — deniko
Я подивилася через плече. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(idiomatic)To check obsessively out of excessive caution or fear of a perceived danger.
This is a cutthroat industry. You have to constantly look over your shoulder.
ходи́ть огля́дыватьсяxodítʹ ogljádyvatʹsja, боя́ться ка́ждого шо́рохаbojátʹsja káždovo šóroxa, жить как на порохово́й бо́чкеžitʹ kak na poroxovój bóčke
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, over, shoulder.
Examples
50 sentencesI looked over my shoulder.
Я подивився через плече. — deniko
ruЯ посмотрел через плечо. — Ivanovb
He looked back over his shoulder.
ruОн оглянулся назад через плечо. — skynebaka
Tom looked over to his shoulder.
Tom looked back over his shoulder.
deTom sah hinter sich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I looked back over my shoulder.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
looks over one's shoulder, looking over one's shoulder, looked over one's shoulder, looked over one's shoulder| Base form | look over one's shoulder · to look over one's shoulder |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | looks over one's shoulder |
| Present participle | looking over one's shoulder |
| Past simple | looked over one's shoulder |
| Past participle | looked over one's shoulder |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | look over one's shoulder |
| he, she, it | looks over one's shoulder |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | looked over one's shoulder |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have looked over one's shoulder |
| he, she, it | has looked over one's shoulder |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will look over one's shoulder |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.