English Dictionary

look over one's shoulder

動詞

慣用表現

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, over, shoulder. / (idiomatic) To check obsessively out of excessive caution or fear of a perceived danger.

日本語の意味

（文字通りの意味）肩越しに見る、すなわち自分の後ろ側を確認する / （慣用表現）過度の警戒や恐怖から、しきりに後ろを振り返って確認する、あるいは不安そうに周囲をうかがう

A good habit is to look over one's shoulder to check for cars before stepping into the street.

道路に出る前に車が来ていないか確認するために、振り返って肩越しに後ろを確認するのは良い習慣だ。

意味（1）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, over, shoulder.

Once I visited the Kings Cross office on an extremely foggy day and about 3.45 I was looking over the shoulder of the Section Controller for the Kings Cross-Finsbury Park stretch.

意味（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.