Look daggers at Meaning in English
expression
ˈɫʊk/ /ˈdæɡɝz/ /ˈæt
LUK DAG-erz AT
lˈʊk/ /dˈæɡəz/ /ˈæt
LUK DAG-uhz AT
التعريف
To look very angrily at someone, as if your eyes could hurt them.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
This is a dramatic, idiomatic expression, mostly used in written or expressive spoken English. It doesn’t mean using actual daggers—just a very angry or hostile look. Common after arguments or when someone is extremely displeased.
Spanish: mirar con odio - fulminar con la miradaPortuguese (BR): fitar com ódio - lançar olhares mortaisPortuguese (PT): fitar com ódio - lançar olhares mortaisChinese (Simplified): 怒目而视 - 用眼神杀人Chinese (Traditional): 怒目而視 - 用眼神殺人Hindi: गुस्से से देखना - घूरनाArabic: نظر الغضب - يحدق بغضبBengali: তীক্ষ্ণ দৃষ্টিতে তাকানো - চোখ রাঙানোRussian: сверлить взглядом - смотреть испепеляющим взглядомJapanese: にらみつけるVietnamese: nhìn giận dữ - nhìn như muốn giếtKorean: 노려보다Turkish: öldüresiye bakmak - gözleriyle ateş saçmakUrdu: غصے سے گھورنا - نفرت سے دیکھناIndonesian: melotot tajam - menatap dengan marah
جمل نموذجية
After the argument, she looked daggers at her friend.
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The teacher looked daggers at the noisy students.
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His mother looked daggers at him when he broke the vase.
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If looks could kill, she’d have looked daggers at her boss in that meeting.
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He accidentally ate her lunch, and she looked daggers at him all afternoon.
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When I told the secret by mistake, everyone at the table looked daggers at me.
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