κεντέω τὸν πῶλον περὶ τὴν νύσσαν → of impetuous haste, goad the foal around the turning post
P. εἰς πλάγιον, εἰς πλάγια.
look at a thing side-ways: P. ἐκ πλαγίου θεᾶσθαί τι (Plato, Republic 598A).