Give someone the evil eye


see under evil eye

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  • Give someone the fluff

    verb phrase To snub; dismiss; brush off: I gave him the fluff (1940s+)

  • Give someone the fish-eye

    verb phrase To look or stare at someone in a cold, contemptuous, or menacing way: A well-fed man in tails opened the door, gave them the fish eye/ who gave me such hairy eyeballs that I want to slink back ( fish-eye form 1940s+, others 1960s+)

  • Give someone the foot

    verb phrase To dismiss or eject someone (1940s+)

  • Give someone the glad eye

    verb phrase To look or glance at invitingly; gaze enticingly at: A tipsy actress gives her man, Donald, the glad eye (1903+)

  • Give someone the glad hand

    verb phrase To greet and welcome effusively: I gave ’em all the glad hand, but they voted for the other bum anyway (1895+)


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