lock eyes
Exchange intense glances
To lock eyes is to meet and hold another person's gaze, usually with emotional intensity.
The phrase suggests mutual recognition or connection—romantic, hostile, or otherwise charged: They locked eyes across the room.
The image is of gazes catching and holding fast, neither person looking away.
- eyeballOrgan of sight
- goggleStare with wide eyes
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- submissionYielding to another's will
- gazeFixed, intent look
vulnerability · empathy · stare · piercing stare · staring contest · intimacy · dominance · first glance · rapport · tension · peer · recognition · attraction · communication · avert · trust · unspoken · respect
gaze intensity and duration
lock eyesglance
Brief, casual look
passing glance · quick look · steal a glance · sidelong glance · peek
lock, locks, locked, locking, locker, lockable, unlock, unlocked, unlocking