rivet one's gaze on someone or something
- rivet one's gaze on someone or something
rivet one's gaze on someone or something & rivet one's glare on someone or something
Fig. to fasten one's gaze onto someone or something. (As if it were attached by rivets.) •
He riveted his gaze on the surly young man.
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Walter riveted his hateful glare on the last page of the contract and sneered.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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