look straight/right through someone

Related to word: look

Idiom

Definition

  1. To deliberately ignore someone by not acknowledging their presence, or to appear to not see them because one is preoccupied with their own thoughts.

    • She walked into the room, but looked straight through me as if I wasn't even there.

    • I tried to get his attention, but he just looked right through me and continued focusing on his work.

    • When I waved at her, she looked straight through me, seemingly not noticing me at all.