if looks could kill

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Used to characterize a look of strong hostility
if looks could kill

    Турецкое произношение

    îf lûks kûd kîl

    Произношение

    /əf ˈlo͝oks ˈko͝od ˈkəl/ /ɪf ˈlʊks ˈkʊd ˈkɪl/

    Этимология

    () In chapter XVI of Bram Stoker's Dracula in a diary entry of Dr. Seward, he notes about the undead Lucy Westerna that "If ever a face meant death--if looks could kill--we saw it at that moment." An ellipsis (anapodoton) for an expression such as "If looks could kill, her look would have led to a murder of the person she was looking at."
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