I heard this in a movie:
he looked me off getting cheated at an old dealer's game at the old rancher.
"Looked me off" doesn't make much sense here. My understanding of the phrasal verb "look off" either means this or this. But neither seems to fit.
What does this sentence mean?
Best Answer
There is another meaning of "looked him off" in sports, which is related to your second link but somewhat different because it is cooperative:
"looked him off" = "signaled to him (with my eyes / without words) that he should not make an attempt or play"
In context:
Without seeing the movie it's hard to say for sure, but this meaning could fit your excerpt. In that case, the sentence would mean
This would explain why he has been friends with Reuben since then.