Meaning of look off | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To put off by one's facial expression
   idiomatic, transitive
2. To mislead by directing one's apparent attention away from one's true object of intent.
   idiomatic, transitive
3. To look in a way different than the intended direction of play in order to confuse the opposing team.
   intransitive

Examples

“She can look a man on or look him off, either way. I wouldn't have thought any woman could look him off, I'd think she'd need a hatpin or a red-hot poker”

“I went back to pass, tried to look off the safety, turned and fired it out to Jack. It didn't work. The safety closed on the ball and knocked it down.”

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