shoot daggers
Eyes convey anger
To shoot daggers is to glare at someone with intense hostility or anger, as if your eyes could wound: She shot daggers at him across the room when he mentioned her ex.
The phrase captures that moment when someone's look conveys unmistakable fury or contempt without words.
- daggerlikeResembling a short blade
- death stareIntensely hostile glare
- cut like a knifeCause sharp emotional pain
- glareFierce stare or brightness
- icy glareHostile, cold expression
if looks could kill · piercing gaze · scowl · cold shoulder · silent treatment · sharp tongue · dirty look · aggression · animosity · glower · frown · evil eye · stink eye · give someone the eye · antagonism · sneer · grimace · resentment