jdm. über die Schulter sehen

to look over someone's shoulder

Türkçe: birinin omzunun üzerinden bakmak

Noun

Schulter f.

Verb

sehen

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Der neugierige Kollege sah mir ständig über die Schulter.

How it is used

Means 'to look over someone's shoulder' nosily. Neutral register. Use when someone peers at your screen at work. Nuance: often implies annoyance or invasion of privacy.

Other verbs that go with Schulter

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• etw. über die Schulter werfento throw something over one's shoulder
• jdm. auf die Schulter klopfento pat someone on the shoulder
• jdm. die kalte Schulter zeigento give someone the cold shoulder
• etw. auf die leichte Schulter nehmento take something lightly

All collocations with Schulter