frosty glance
- noun
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mirada fría
- After the meeting, her boss shot her a frosty glance that made everyone uncomfortable.
Examples
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She gave him a frosty glance when he arrived late.
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He received a frosty glance from his friend when he arrived late for dinner.
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The teacher's frosty glance silenced the entire classroom instantly.
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His frosty glance made it clear he was unhappy.
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She gave him a frosty glance when he interrupted her presentation.
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At the meeting, his frosty glance warned everyone that he was displeased.
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After hearing the harsh critique, she shot her colleague a frosty glance.
Synonyms
18
3.9
An angry stare that shows strong dislike
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3.9
An angry look that shows you do not like something
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2.8
A look that shows dislike or anger
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7.4
A fierce look that shows anger or dislike
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4.6
A fixed unfriendly look that shows anger or disapproval
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3.1
A serious face that shows someone is unhappy or strict
A hard, cold look that shows no feeling
A look with eyebrows pulled together and lips pressed to show disapproval
Antonyms
How Unfriendly
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase's meaning is directly and predictably built from its parts: 'frosty' (unfriendly, cold in manner) modifies 'glance' (a brief look), yielding an unfriendly or cold look. The metaphor of coldness = social distance is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Frosty glance comes from a simple picture: frosty means very cold and a glance is a quick look, so the idea is a short look that feels cold and pushes someone away. That's why a frosty glance means an 'unfriendly' look showing 'disapproval'.