DAGGER

 

Be at daggers drawn Estar (llevarse) a matar

Emily and David are at daggers drawn Emily y David están a matar

— “The two old dears had been at daggers drawn for over a week.” George B. Bryan et al., A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs…, 2005. US.

Look daggers at Matar con la mirada, lanzar una mirada asesina

Susan is looking daggers at John Susana está matando a Juan con la mirada / Susan looked daggers at me before she left Susana me lanzó una mirada asesina antes de marcharse

— “She looked daggers at him when he said she was not as pretty as her friend.” Vijaya Kumar, Sterling Dictionary of Idioms, 1998. US.