steal a peek/look

idiom

: to take a quick look often in a secret way
He stole a peek/look at the birthday cake.

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Burnett as a comic often seemed to be leaping and then looking, like Wile E. Coyote going off the end of the cliff; Foster sometimes seems to steal a peek first. Christopher Bonanos, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024 Others are climbing atop fences to steal a look at the stage. Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 6 June 2024 As a pair of jets flew over the park, Myers jabbed Hosmer to steal a look with the joy of Little Leaguers. Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2021 This is the point when a corner can steal a look at the passer. John Owning, Dallas News, 12 June 2020

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“Steal a peek/look.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steal%20a%20peek%2Flook. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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