look over one's shoulder

look over one's shoulder

English

Verb

look over one's shoulder

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look,‎ over,‎ shoulder.
   • 2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 28, in Nick, New York; Boston; London: Little, Brown and Company, page 150:

     Nick walked over and touched the brass knob, looked over his shoulder as if Judah may be watching from the doorway.

2. (idiomatic) To check obsessively out of excessive caution or fear of a perceived danger.

   This is a cutthroat industry. You have to constantly look over your shoulder.

Translations

check obsessively out of fear

Italian: guardarsi alle spalle