steely

Related to steely: steely gaze

steely gaze

A prolonged and intense, mirthless look, especially one expressing disapproval or displeasure. The kids began joking about their classmate's situation, but the teacher silenced them with a steely gaze. I could tell by his steely gaze that he was not happy about the news.
See also: gaze, steely

steely look

An intense, mirthless look, especially one expressing disapproval or displeasure. The kids began joking about their classmate's situation, but the teacher silenced them with a steely look. He shot me a steely look when I suggested he sell his grandfather's cottage.
See also: look, steely

steely-eyed

With or having a fierce intensity in one's expression. The teacher fixed a steely-eyed gaze upon me when I started joking around during class. I could feel my ex-girlfriend staring at me, steely-eyed, from across the bar.

steely-nerved

Calm and unflappable under pressure. I asked my brother to come to court with me because he is always steely-nerved in stressful situations. Gina needs to be steely-nerved to deal with all that rejection that comes with being an actress.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

steely gaze

Cliché an intense, staring gaze. The principal turned a steely gaze toward the frightened student and suddenly smiled.
See also: gaze, steely
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • steely gaze
  • steely look
  • vote with (one's) feet
  • vote with feet
  • vote with one’s feet
  • vote with one's feet
  • vote with your feet
  • I hope you're happy
  • make (the) baby Jesus cry
  • criticize
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But the road map-the structure of the arrangements, the intros, the endings-are from Steely Dan.
Unlike many other bands from the 1970s that reformed in recent years, Steely Dan aren't content to simply be - to quote the title of one of their songs - Reelin' in the Years and just go through the motions of playing their old hits note by note.
Becker had been unable to perform with his band Steely Dan this summer at Classic West and Classic East in Los Angeles and New York City, which is said to be two stadium-size festivals of 1970s bands, as he was recovering from an unspecified ailment.
MUSICIANS and bands from across genres have paid tribute to Steely Dan co-founder Walter Becker, who has died at the age of 67.
Becker's Steely Dan bandmate Donald Fagen later told Billboard that Becker was "recovering from a procedure" and hopefully would be "fine very soon," but did not elaborate on Becker's surgery or prognosis.
Figure 1 illustrates the marketing structure formerly in place in Steely Library at NKU.
Neeson is in typically steely form, while Forest Whittaker chips in a nice performance as the savvy cop who sees there is more to Mills than meets the eye.
Steely can be a rather unpredictable individual, but he perhaps still sets the standard in the Centurion VAT Nifty At Fifty Handicap at Chepstow.
STEELY (3.30) has taken a while to find his form after a spell on the sidelines but he has slipped to a winning mark and there was much more encouragement at Kempton last time out, as he made most of the running and was only headed inside the final furlong.
The latest of his creations to be blessed with a video is the wonderful fusion of Daft Punk's Da Funk and Steely Dan's 1972 track Do It Again.
And while, in recent times, rock acts including Brian Wilson with "Pet Sounds" and Van Morrison with "Astral Weeks" have satisfied fans' need to hear classic albums by playing those discs end-to-end in concert, the once stage-shy Steely Dan now has taken the concept to the next level.
(We'll miss you loads Steely and will never forget you.
Not to be missed, MCD has confirmed that The Steely Dan concerts at 3Arena, Dublin will go ahead as scheduled on Saturday October 28 (sold-out) and an extra concert date on Monday October 30.
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Wheeldon's Mesmerics, set to music by Philip Glass, played on the steely attack and sharp, shooting limbs of former English National Ballet dancer Oxsana Panchenko.