- give someone evil(s)
- vbBritishto look menacingly or angrily at. An item of playground slang. Eviling is an alterna-tive form.
Contemporary slang . 2014.
give someone evil(s)
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give someone the evil eye — phrase to look at someone in an unpleasant way, especially because you are angry with them Thesaurus: to look at someone in a particular wayhyponym general words meaning to look or not looksynonym Main entry: evil … Useful english dictionary
give someone the evil eye — give (someone) the evil eye to look at someone in an angry or unpleasant way. I arrived late for the meeting and Steve Thomson gave me the evil eye … New idioms dictionary
give the evil eye — give (someone) the evil eye to look at someone in an angry or unpleasant way. I arrived late for the meeting and Steve Thomson gave me the evil eye … New idioms dictionary
give someone the evil eye — to look at someone in an unpleasant way, especially because you are angry with them … English dictionary
evil — 1) adj American impressive, admirable. This use of the word originated in the jargon of black musicians; a rarer variant of bad or wicked. It is now used by teenagers of all ethnic origins, in Britain and Australia as well as the USA. 2) evil(s)… … Contemporary slang
Evil eye — Nazars, charms used to ward off the evil eye. The evil eye is a look that is believed by many cultures to be able to cause injury or bad luck for the person at whom it is directed for reasons of envy or dislike. The term also refers to the power… … Wikipedia
evil — e|vil1 [ ivl ] adjective ** 1. ) an evil person does very bad or cruel things: a dangerous and evil dictator a ) used about someone s behavior: their evil machinations an evil grin b ) connected with the Devil and forces that make bad things… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
evil */*/ — I UK [ˈiːv(ə)l] / US [ˈɪv(ə)l] adjective 1) an evil person does very bad or cruel things a dangerous and evil dictator a) used about someone s behaviour their evil deeds an evil grin b) connected with the Devil and forces that make bad things… … English dictionary
Evil twin phishing — Evil twin is the wireless version of the phishing scam. An attacker fools wireless users into connecting a laptop or mobile phone to a tainted hotspot by posing as a legitimate provider. Wireless devices link to the Internet via hotspots nearby… … Wikipedia
give the devil his due — {v. phr.} To be fair, even to someone who is bad; tell the truth about a person even though you don t like him, * /I don t like Mr. Jones, but to give the devil his due, I must admit that he is a good teacher./ … Dictionary of American idioms
