stare down

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English - Turkish
aşağı bakmak
English - English
overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring; "He simply stared down his opponent"
overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring; "He simply stared down his opponent
staredown
A confrontation in which each party waits for the other to yield
stare down

    Hyphenation

    stare Down

    Turkish pronunciation

    ster daun

    Pronunciation

    /ˈster ˈdoun/ /ˈstɛr ˈdaʊn/

    Etymology

    [ 'star, 'ster ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English starian; akin to Old High German starEn to stare, Greek stereos solid, Lithuanian starinti to stiffen.
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