look off

Verb

Meaning

(transitive, idiomatic) To put off by one's facial expression

(transitive, idiomatic, American football) To mislead by directing one's apparent attention away from one's true object of intent.

Examples

Sometimes the air is awfully clear here. You can look off to sea and see the soft, warm, raggedy roof of clouds stretching on and on and on. It almost seems as if you can look right on into eternity. James Jones

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