give someone the evil eye
give (one) the evil eye
To give one a hateful, malicious, or villainous look or stare that suggests or is thought to be capable of inflicting harm or misfortune. I saw him giving me the evil eye, so I turned around and walked the other way.
See also: evil, eye, give
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
give someone the evil eye
see under evil eye.
See also: evil, eye, give, someone
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
give someone the evil eye
If you give someone the evil eye, you look at them in an angry or threatening way. If I'm rude to her, she'll give me the evil eye.
See also: evil, eye, give, someone
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
- give (one) the evil eye
- give somebody the evil eye
- evil eye
- evil eye, the
- taught
- teach (one) a lesson
- teach a lesson
- teach somebody a lesson
- teaching
- go hard with