look over one's shoulder

Meaning: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seelook,‎over,‎shoulder.1962May, G. Freeman Allen, “Traffic control on the Great Northern Line”, inModern Railways, page343:Once I visited the Kings Cross office on an extremely foggy day and about 3.45 I waslooking over the shoulderof the Section Controller for the Kings Cross-Finsbury Park stretch.2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 28, inNick, New York; Boston; London: Little, Brown and Company, page150:Nick walked over and touched the brass knob,looked over his shoulderas if Judah may be watching from the doorway.; (idiomatic)To checkobsessivelyout of excessivecautionorfearof a perceiveddanger.This is a cutthroat industry. You have to constantlylook over your shoulder.

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