Please don't sneak up on me like that.
•I sneaked up on the cake, hoping no one would see me. Someone did.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
sneak a glance at — sneak a look/glance etc at phrase to secretly take a quick look at someone or something He sneaked a glance at what she was writing. Thesaurus: to look at someone or something quicklysynonym Main entry: sneak … Useful english dictionary
sneak a look at — sneak a look/glance etc at phrase to secretly take a quick look at someone or something He sneaked a glance at what she was writing. Thesaurus: to look at someone or something quicklysynonym Main entry: sneak … Useful english dictionary
sneak — sneak1 [ snik ] (past tense and past participle sneaked [ snikd ] or snuck [ snʌk ] ) verb 1. ) intransitive to move somewhere quietly and secretly so that no one can see you or hear you: She sneaked into the house by the back entrance. While his … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sneak — I UK [sniːk] / US [snɪk] verb Word forms sneak : present tense I/you/we/they sneak he/she/it sneaks present participle sneaking past tense sneaked UK [sniːkt] / US [snɪkt] or snuck UK [snʌk] / US past participle sneaked or snuck 1) [intransitive] … English dictionary
sneak — [[t]sni͟ːk[/t]] sneaks, sneaking, sneaked (The form snuck is also used in American English for the past tense and past participle.) 1) VERB If you sneak somewhere, you go there very quietly on foot, trying to avoid being seen or heard. [V… … English dictionary
sneak — [sniːk] (past tense and past participle sneaked [sniːkt] snuck; [snʌk] ) verb I 1) [I] to move somewhere quietly and secretly so that no one can see you or hear you 2) [T] to take someone or something secretly or illegally • sneak up II noun [C]… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Something Wicked This Way Comes (novel) — Something Wicked This Way Comes … Wikipedia
sneak — sneak1 [sni:k] v past tense and past participle sneaked or snuck [snʌk] AmE ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go secretly)¦ 2¦(take/give secretly)¦ 3 sneak a look/glance/peek 4¦(steal)¦ Phrasal verbs sneak on somebody sneak up ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ … Dictionary of contemporary English
sneak — 1 verb past tense and past participle sneaked, snuck, AmE 1 (intransitive always + adv/prep) to go somewhere secretly and quietly in order to avoid being seen or heard (+ in/past/around etc): They managed to sneak past the guard on the gate. 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sneak up — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms sneak up : present tense I/you/we/they sneak up he/she/it sneaks up present participle sneaking up past tense sneaked up or snuck up past participle sneaked up or snuck up a) to get very near someone before… … English dictionary
sneak up on — 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone sneaks up on you, they try and approach you without being seen or heard, perhaps to surprise you or do you harm. [V P P n] I managed to sneak up on him when you knocked on the door. Syn: creep up 2) PHRASAL VERB If… … English dictionary
