look/shoot/stare daggers at
idiom
: to look at (someone) in an angry way
They looked daggers at each other across the table.
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And her parents are in the audience tonight, no doubt ready to stare daggers at the man who just arrived on the Thunderdome stage.
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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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 15 Jul. 2025.
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