| 词汇 | look daggers at him |
| 释义 | (redirected from look daggers at him)look daggers at (one)To glare at someone very angrily, spitefully, or disdainfully. I noticed the bride looking daggers at the best man as he started making vulgar jokes during his speech. look daggers at someoneFig. to give someone a dirty look. Tom must have been mad at Ann from the way he was looking daggers at her. Don't you dare look daggers at me! Don't even look cross-eyed at me! look daggersGlare, stare fiercely, as in When she started to discuss their finances, he looked daggers at her. This metaphoric term, likening an angry expression to a dagger's thrust, dates from ancient times and has appeared in English since about 1600. look daggers at someoneLITERARYIf someone looks daggers at you, they stare at you in a very angry way. Christabel stopped combing her hair and looked daggers at Ron. Note: Verbs such as stare and shoot are sometimes used instead of look. Mr. Trancas was grinning, while the other man stared daggers at him. Dede shot daggers at her adversary until she was out of sight. look daggers atglare angrily or venomously at.The expression speak daggers is also found and is used by Shakespeare's Hamlet in the scene in which he reproaches his mother. look ˈdaggers at somebodylook at somebody very angrily but not say anything: He looked daggers at her across the room when she mentioned his divorce.look daggers at To glare at angrily or hatefully. |
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