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Meaning of throw an eye | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To glance; peep.

idiomatic, intransitive

Examples

“He threw an odd eye at the same time now and then at Stephen's anything but immaculately attired interlocutor as if he had seen that nobleman somewhere or other though where he was not in a position to truthfully state nor had he the remotest idea when.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

throw aside throw away throw away the key throw back throw BBs throw by

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