stare daggers
Look with malice
To stare daggers is to look at someone with intense hostility or anger—a glare so sharp it could wound: She stared daggers at him across the room.
The expression captures how a look can feel like a weapon, communicating fury without words.
- frownDisapproving facial expression
- scowlAngry facial expression
- mean mugAggressive unwelcoming look
- glowerStare with displeasure
- gazeFixed, intent look
glare · look · eye · narrow · pierce · dirty look · evil eye · fury · resentment · threat · cold shoulder · wrath · animosity · hostility · icy glare · enmity · tension · menace