Idiom: Shoot daggers at someone

Definition

idiom: shoot daggers at someone

to look at someone in a very angry way
to glare at someone

Example sentences

— When my daughter told everyone I was celebrating my 70th birthday I shot daggers at her and then turned and smiled at everyone else.

— My boss shot daggers at me when I told everyone at the meeting that I'd written the report by myself.

— My husband shot daggers at his mother when she started to say she would see us Friday evening. That's when I knew they were planning a surprise for our anniversary.

— I shot daggers at my father when he told an embarrassing story from my teenage years.

— Did you see Karen shoot daggers at her boyfriend during dinner? I wonder what that was all about.

— My sister shot daggers at us when we offered to take her kids out for ice cream.

— My best friend shot daggers at me because I laughed when the guy she's dating said she was a great cook. For some reason he thought she'd actually cooked dinner last night.

— Is everything okay? I saw you shooting daggers at me just a moment ago.

Synonyms

give someone the evil eye
give someone a dirty look

Idiom: Shoot daggers at someone

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