English Explanatory Dictionary

if looks could kill

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Used to characterize a look of strong hostility.

Pronunciation

en-au-if looks could kill.ogg

Word forms

if looks could kill

Etymology

An anapodoton for an expression such as "If looks could kill, her look would have led to the death of the person she was looking at." A possible origin of the phrase comes from the legend of Medusa, who had the power to turn anyone who looked at her into stone.

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