VOCABULARY
目を盗む
me
め
wo
を
nu
ぬ
su
す
mu
む
behind someone's back
do something on the sly, do something unobserved, steal a moment
idiom
phrase
Example sentences
親の目を盗んでお菓子を食べた。
I ate the snacks behind my parents' back.
先生の目を盗んで手紙を渡した。
I passed the letter on the sly, unseen by the teacher.
警備員の目を盗むのは難しい。
It's hard to do anything unobserved by the guards.
彼は人の目を盗んでそっと部屋を出た。
He quietly left the room without being seen by others.
Practice exercises
1
先生の目を盗んで、こっそりお菓子を食べた。
Behind the teacher's back, I secretly ate sweets.
Answer
目を盗んで
2
両親の目を盗んで、漫画を読んだ。
I read manga behind my parents' back.
Answer
目を盗んで
3
仕事中、上司の目を盗んで、こっそりスマホをチェックした。
During work, I secretly checked my phone behind my boss's back.
Answer
目を盗んで
4
厳しい父親の目を盗んで、恋人と密会を重ねた。
Behind my strict father's back, I repeatedly had secret meetings with my lover.
Answer
目を盗んで
5
会議中、誰かの目を盗んで、疲れた体を少し休めた。
During the meeting, without being noticed by anyone, I rested my tired body a little.
Answer
目を盗んで