spit in someone's eye
spit in (one's) eye
To spitefully and deliberately insult or show contempt for someone. Many felt that the judge spat in the victim's eye by giving the perpetrator such a short prison sentence. Desperate to break free of their domineering influence, Samantha spat in her parents' eye by running away to live in a commune.
See also: eye, spit
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
spit in someone's eye
orspit in the eye of someone
If someone spits in your eye, they deliberately do something that upsets or annoys you. Garcia spat right in the eyes of her critics by winning her opening match.
See also: eye, spit
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
- spit in (one's) eye
- spit in the eye of
- spit in the eye of (someone)
- spit at
- spit at (someone or something)
- look daggers
- look daggers at
- look daggers at (one)
- look daggers at somebody
- look daggers at someone