look askance atlook askance at (someone/something)
to consider someone or something in a disapproving way.
The courts have tended to look askance at many of these claims.Our teachers looked at us askance.
look askance at (someone or something)
To view or regard something in a disapproving or distrustful manner. I can't understand why everyone in this club is looking askance at me. Am I not wearing the right clothes?Some people look askance at these institutions, but I believe they are beneficial to the public.
look askance at someone or something
Fig. to be surprised or shocked at someone or something. The teacher looked askance at the student who had acted so rudely.Everyone had looked askance at her efforts as an artist.