wandering eye

noun

: a tendency to look at and have sexual thoughts about other people while already in a romantic relationship

His wife wasn't willing to tolerate his wandering eye.

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Coaches do not want players with time on their hands, voices in their ear and a wandering eye. —

Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024 There are records of him moving these figures around his study, using them as paperweights, swapping out the favorites on his desk—which was dark wood and presidential, Ivy League dean–like—maybe to guard his writings from any patients’ wandering eye. —

Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 12 Sep. 2024 Dorothea, embroiled in an ugly divorce sparked by her wandering eye, was the most recent infidelity. —

Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 28 July 2024 No longer just a sketch meant to draw a shopper’s wandering eye in a store, a logo is now a representation of a brand’s values, its ability to connect with people. —

Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 17 June 2024

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