peek under something

peek under something
peek under something
to sneak a little glance beneath something. •

I peeked under the table, hoping to see the dog waiting there for the part of my dinner I wasn't going to eat.

Peek under the chair and see if the cat is there.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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