stare down

1. To make direct and uninterrupted eye contact with someone in order to intimidate them or cause them to yield. She just walked up to the boss, stared him down, and told him she deserved a raise—I could never do something so gutsy! The big, burly guy kept staring me down, but I wasn't afraid.

2. To confront a situation or issue directly. These brave women stared down injustice and won the right to vote.

See also: down, stare

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

stare someone down

to pressure someone to capitulate, back down, or yield by staring. Don't try to stare me down. I have nerves of steel. I tried to stare down my opponent, but it didn't work.

See also: down, stare

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

stare down

Cause someone to waver or give in by or as if by being stared at. For example, Insisting on a better room, he stared down the manager until he got it. This expression alludes to staring at someone without being the first to blink or lower one's gaze. [Mid-1800s]

See also: down, stare

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

stare down

To intimidate someone or cause someone to submit by staring: I was able to stare down the lion, and it turned and ran away. If your enemies try to stare you down, just smile back at them.

See also: down, stare

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

stare (someone or something) in the face
stare in the face
stare something in the face
stare into
stare into (something)
too many cooks spoil the broth
too many cooks spoil the soup
too many cooks spoil the stew
hired muscle
psych out

References in periodicals archive

For "Anger," viewers stare down a narrow hallway studded by shafts of sunlight; a dancer thrashes in and out of the light and darkness.

Noemie Lafrance at flight of steps

Their painted images stare down at you from bus stops and bridges, up at you from manhole covers.

The whale killers: Japan fights international opinion to continue hunting cetaceans. (Currents)

Munch some alien candy, stare down a ghost, and endure a horrific hospital stay.

Out of this world

History expert Dr Colin Harris will be revealing the mystery behind the grisly stone gargoyles that stare down from the city's medieval buildings.

City's ugly mugs to have their day

If, during the course of the season - and it's the same at any football club whether you are competing for championships, European places or battling relegation - there will come a time when you have got to stare down your players in the dressing room, albeit that they may be physically or mentally broken, you will stare them down and you will demand an extra five per cent from each and every one of them.

Football: A good boss backs his men to the hilt; On respect

Double Points: 1 and 2 began with a solo in which he used his mercurial body to stare down, as it were, a recording of Bolero.

Europeans Play With Bolero, Bach And Ballet

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释义	stare down stare down 1. To make direct and uninterrupted eye contact with someone in order to intimidate them or cause them to yield. She just walked up to the boss, stared him down, and told him she deserved a raise—I could never do something so gutsy! The big, burly guy kept staring me down, but I wasn't afraid. 2. To confront a situation or issue directly. These brave women stared down injustice and won the right to vote. See also: down, stare Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. stare someone down to pressure someone to capitulate, back down, or yield by staring. Don't try to stare me down. I have nerves of steel. I tried to stare down my opponent, but it didn't work. See also: down, stare McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. stare down Cause someone to waver or give in by or as if by being stared at. For example, Insisting on a better room, he stared down the manager until he got it. This expression alludes to staring at someone without being the first to blink or lower one's gaze. [Mid-1800s] See also: down, stare The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. stare down v. To intimidate someone or cause someone to submit by staring: I was able to stare down the lion, and it turned and ran away. If your enemies try to stare you down, just smile back at them. See also: down, stare The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. See also: stare (someone or something) in the face stare in the face stare something in the face stare into stare into (something) too many cooks spoil the broth too many cooks spoil the soup too many cooks spoil the stew hired muscle psych out References in periodicals archive For "Anger," viewers stare down a narrow hallway studded by shafts of sunlight; a dancer thrashes in and out of the light and darkness. Noemie Lafrance at flight of steps Their painted images stare down at you from bus stops and bridges, up at you from manhole covers. The whale killers: Japan fights international opinion to continue hunting cetaceans. (Currents) Munch some alien candy, stare down a ghost, and endure a horrific hospital stay. Out of this world History expert Dr Colin Harris will be revealing the mystery behind the grisly stone gargoyles that stare down from the city's medieval buildings. City's ugly mugs to have their day If, during the course of the season - and it's the same at any football club whether you are competing for championships, European places or battling relegation - there will come a time when you have got to stare down your players in the dressing room, albeit that they may be physically or mentally broken, you will stare them down and you will demand an extra five per cent from each and every one of them. Football: A good boss backs his men to the hilt; On respect Double Points: 1 and 2 began with a solo in which he used his mercurial body to stare down, as it were, a recording of Bolero. Europeans Play With Bolero, Bach And Ballet
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