Collocations for "squint"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "squint" in context.
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squint
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- squint at the [text, book, board, teacher]
- (have to) squint to [see, read, focus]
- squint in [concentration, thought, confusion]
- squint through the [dark, fog, crack, camera]
- squint in the sun
- the [sun, light] made me squint
- was born with a squint
- has a [bad, visible, slight] squint
- informal: had a squint at the [headlines, homework, article]