- rivet one's glare on someone or something
- rivet one's gaze on someone or something & rivet one's glare on someone or somethingFig. 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.
•Walter riveted his hateful glare on the last page of the contract and sneered.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.