Idiom
dirty look
Meaning
An unpleasant or disdainful look or expression, often directed at someone.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She gave me a dirty look when I arrived late.”
“I accidentally knocked over his coffee, and he gave me such a dirty look that I felt terrible.”
“The professor cast a sharp, dirty look toward the back of the room, effectively silencing the students who were whispering during the lecture.”
Examples
simple
“She gave me a dirty look when I arrived late.”
contextual
“I accidentally knocked over his coffee, and he gave me such a dirty look that I felt terrible.”
complex
“The professor cast a sharp, dirty look toward the back of the room, effectively silencing the students who were whispering during the lecture.”
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