quắc mắt

Người đàn ông quắc mắt nhìn kẻ đột nhập.

Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To glare / to glower: To open one's eyes wide and stare fixedly, often in a threatening, angry, or intimidating manner. It describes a sharp, piercing look meant to warn, scare, or express strong displeasure.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Ông ấy quắc mắt nhìn tên trộm. (He glared at the thief.)
  • Đừng có quắc mắt với tôi! (Don't you glare at me!)
  • Người lính quắc mắt khiến đứa trẻ sợ hãi. (The soldier glowered, making the child afraid.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is often used in literary or descriptive contexts to vividly portray a character's anger, authority, or menacing attitude. It implies a sudden, intense action of the eyes.

Variants and Related Words

• Trợn mắt (v): to bulge or roll one's eyes (often in anger or surprise).
  • Anh ta trợn mắt lên vì tức giận. (He bulged his eyes in anger.)

Synonyms

• Glare: to stare fiercely or angrily.
• Glower: to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger.
• Scowl: to frown in an angry or bad-tempered way.

Related Idioms

• Nổi cơn thịnh nộ, quắc mắt lên: To fly into a rage and glare. This describes the action of glaring as part of an outburst of anger.
  • Nghe tin đó, ông chủ nổi cơn thịnh nộ, quắc mắt lên với nhân viên. (Hearing that news, the boss flew into a rage and glared at the employee.)