look daggers
verb/ˌlʊk ˈdæɡəz/UK/ˌlʊk ˈdæɡɚz/US
Etymology
An allusion to a look being so fierce as to be able to injure the person looked at like a dagger.
Definitions
Often followed by at
Often followed by at: to stare in a disapproving, severe, or threatening manner, especially without speaking.
- Before him set the grim baron, with a face worthy of the father of such a daughter, and looking daggers and rat's bane.
- Both employers looked daggers at Kit, for the insult rankled; […]
- Even before a waitress came up, two hostesses approached and looked daggers at Suzy and Teresa, both of whom glared back.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA