out of the corner of one's eye

[out of the corner of one's eye] {adv. phr.}

Without looking at a person or thing directly or openly; secretly; without being noticed.

* /The cat looked at the mouse out of the corner of his eye./

* /Mike watched the boys across the street out of the corner of his eye as he mowed the lawn./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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