SQUINT OUT OF SOMETHING

squint out of something: translation

squint out of something
1. to cast one's gaze from something, such as a place of concealment, with one's eyes partly closed. •

The prisoner squinted out of the little hatch in the door to his cell.

You could see that many people were squinting out of the windows, trying to get a good view of the movie star who was visiting.

2. to cast one's gaze through something, such as glasses, one eye, etc., with one's eyes partly closed. •

She squinted out of one eye in the bright sun.

Tony squinted out of his glasses and his mother decided that he needed to have his eyes checked again.


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