dirty look

dirty look
*a dirty look
Fig. an angry face or a frown. (*Typically: get \dirty look; give someone \dirty look.) •

Anne gave me a dirty look.

I got a dirty look from the teacher when I cracked a joke in class.

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{n.}, {informal} A look that shows dislike. * /Miss Parker sent Joe to the principal's office for giving her a dirty look./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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