made you look

made you look

1. Said after tricking someone into believing there was something to be seen where, in fact, there was not.
   • 2001, Casey Lytle, Alien Encounter: Homeworld: Conclusion, page 45:

     Tim sat up suddenly and pointed out the window in excitement. “No way! There's one right now!”
     Tara leaned over to see. “Really?”
     He laughed. “Made you look!”

   • 2008, Gregg Olsen, A Cold Dark Place, page 334:

     There were no stains. No blood. By the time she looked over at Walker, she knew he'd gotten what he'd wanted. His self-satisfied grin told her everything.
     “Made you look,” he said.

   • 2012, Kimberly Chapman, Karen Babcock, Finding Gaia‎:

     Trish muttered, “By the way, Jason, your sweater is on backwards.”
     He glanced down, but his sweater was on properly. He looked back at Trish, who now bore a knowing grin.
     “Made you look,” she said in a sly tone.

   • 2014, Lexi Blake, Steal the Moon, page 7:

     They don't tend to fall for the whole pointing one way as you run the other way “made you look” ruse.