flame with resentment

flame with resentment
flame with anger & flame with resentment & flame with lust & flame with vengeance
Fig. [for someone's eyes] to “blaze” or seem to communicate a particular quality or excitement, usually a negative feeling. •

His eyes flamed with resentment when he heard Sally's good news.

Her eyes flamed with hatred.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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