Definition
To put off by one's facial expression
To mislead by directing one's apparent attention away from one's true object of intent.
In Context
- "She can look a man on or look him off, either way. I wouldn't have thought any woman could look him off, I'd think she'd need a hatpin or a red-hot poker"
- "I went back to pass, tried to look off the safety, turned and fired it out to Jack. It didn't work. The safety closed on the ball and knocked it down."