The teacher looked askance at the student who had acted so rudely.
•Everyone had looked askance at her efforts as an artist.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
look askance at someone — look askance at (someone/something) to consider someone or something in a disapproving way. The courts have tended to look askance at many of these claims. Our teachers looked at us askance … New idioms dictionary
look askance (at someone) — look askance (at someone/something) phrase to show that you do not approve of someone or something or that you do not feel certain about them They looked askance at the old fashioned ways of their fathers. Thesaurus: to make a particular facial… … Useful english dictionary
look askance (at something) — look askance (at someone/something) phrase to show that you do not approve of someone or something or that you do not feel certain about them They looked askance at the old fashioned ways of their fathers. Thesaurus: to make a particular facial… … Useful english dictionary
look askance at something — look askance at (someone/something) to consider someone or something in a disapproving way. The courts have tended to look askance at many of these claims. Our teachers looked at us askance … New idioms dictionary
look askance at — (someone/something) to consider someone or something in a disapproving way. The courts have tended to look askance at many of these claims. Our teachers looked at us askance … New idioms dictionary
askance — [[t]əskæ̱ns[/t]] 1) PHRASE: V inflects, usu PHR at n If you look askance at someone or something, you have a doubtful or suspicious attitude towards them. They have always looked askance at the western notion of democracy. 2) PHRASE: V inflects,… … English dictionary
askance — a|skance [ ə skæns ] adverb look askance (at someone/something) to show that you do not approve of someone or something or that you do not feel certain about them: A lot of people on Capitol Hill would look askance at this new regulation … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
askance — UK [əˈskæns] / US adverb look askance (at someone/something) to show that you do not approve of someone or something or that you do not feel certain about them They looked askance at the old fashioned ways of their fathers … English dictionary
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
dim — dim1 [ dım ] adjective 1. ) dim light is not bright: the dim glow of the streetlamp ─ opposite BRIGHT, BRILLIANT a ) dim places do not have much light in them, so you cannot see very well: The room was very dim. b ) dim shapes are not clear,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Philosophy of business — The Development of management theory and philosophy considers the fundamental principles that underlie the formation and operation of a business enterprise; the nature and purpose of a business, for example, is it primarily property or a social… … Wikipedia
