look/shoot/stare daggers at
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: to look at (someone) in an angry way
They looked daggers at each other across the table.
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Even the overly friendly Black cafeteria server seems to look daggers at Jasmine.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022
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“Look/shoot/stare daggers at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%2Fshoot%2Fstare%20daggers%20at. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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