Don't even look like something!

Don't even look like something!
Don't even look like something!
Do not even appear to be doing something! (The

something

can be thinking about something or actually doing something.) •

Mary: Are you thinking about taking that last piece of cake? Bob: Of course not. Mary: Well, don't even look like you're doing it!

John: You weren't going to try to sneak into the theater, were you? Bob: No. John: Well, don't even look like it, if you know what's good for you.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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