IF LOOKS COULD KILL

Meaning of IF LOOKS COULD KILL in English

the look on your face was evil or hateful

If looks could kill, I'd be dead. Are you mad at me or something?

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

IF LOOKS COULD KILL ... — used to describe the very angry or unpleasant way sb is/was looking at you : I don't know what I've …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IF LOOKS COULD KILL — See ↑ LOOK 4
Longman Activator English vocab
IF LOOKS COULD KILL — the look on your face was evil or hateful If looks could kill, I'd be dead. Are you mad at …
English Idioms vocab
LOOKS — dagway
English-Visayan vocabulary
COULD — see: can Etymology: Middle English couthe, coude, from Old English cūthe; akin to Old High German konda ~ Date: 13th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KILL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IF — I. (ˌ)if, _əf, f, chiefly dial (|)ef conjunction Etymology: Middle English yif, if, from Old English gif; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOOKS — plural of look present third singular of look
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COULD — or archaic 2d sing couldst Etymology: alteration (influenced by should and would ) of Middle English coude, couthe, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COULD — (imp.) Was, should be, or would be, able, capable, or susceptible. Used as an auxiliary, in the past tense or …
Английский словарь Webster
COULD — (imp.) of Can
Английский словарь Webster
KILL — kill 1 — killable , adj. /kil/ , v.t. 1. to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
IF — /if/ , conj. 1. in case that; granting or supposing that; on condition that: Sing if you want to. Stay …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COULD — /kood/ ; unstressed /keuhd/ , v. 1. a pt. of can 1 . auxiliary verb. 2. (used to express possibility): …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LOOKS — n. appearance, countenance
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KILL — I. ˈkil verb Etymology: Middle English, perhaps from Old English * cyllan; akin to Old English cwellan to kill — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COULD — verbal auxiliary, past of can Etymology: Middle English couthe, coude, from Old English cūthe; akin to Old High German konda …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KILL — noun a kiln. 2. kill ·add. ·noun the act of killing. 3. kill ·add. ·noun an animal killed in the …
Webster English vocab
COULD — impf of can. 2. could ·impf was, should be, or would be, able, capable, or susceptible. used as an auxiliary, …
Webster English vocab
LOOKS — a person's facial appearance considered aesthetically. → look
Concise Oxford English vocab
KILL — [kill] vb [ME, perh. fr. (assumed) OE cyllan; akin to OE cwellan to kill--more at quell] vt (14c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COULD — [could] [ME couthe, coude, fr. OE cuthe; akin to OHG konda could] past of can--used in auxiliary function in the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COULD — could strong form BrE AmE kʊd , occasional weak form kəd
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KILL — / kɪl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. to make sb/sth die : [ vn ] Cancer kills …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IF — / ɪf; NAmE / conjunction , noun ■ conjunction 1. used to say that one thing can, will or might …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COULD — / kəd; NAmE ; strong form kʊd/ modal verb ( negative could not , short form couldn't / ˈkʊdnt; NAmE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KILL — I. kill 1 S1 W1 /kɪl/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ kill , ↑ overkill , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
IF — I. if 1 S1 W1 /ɪf/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: gif ] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COULD — could S1 W1 /kəd; strong kʊd/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form couldn’t ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KILL — v. & n. --v.tr. 1 a deprive of life or vitality; put to death; cause the death of. b (absol.) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
IF — conj. & n. --conj. 1 introducing a conditional clause: a on the condition or supposition that; in the event that …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KILL — v. & n. v.tr. 1 a deprive of life or vitality; put to death; cause the death of. b (absol.) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
IF — conj. & n. conj. 1 introducing a conditional clause: a on the condition or supposition that; in the event that …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KILL — v. & n. --v.tr. 1. a deprive of life or vitality; put to death; cause the death of. b (absol.) …
Oxford English vocab
IF — conj. & n. --conj. 1. introducing a conditional clause: a on the condition or supposition that; in the event that …
Oxford English vocab
KILL — ( kills, killing, killed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IF — Often pronounced /ɪf/ at the beginning of the sentence. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COULD — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Could' is a modal verb. It …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COULD — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Could' is a modal verb. It …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
KILL — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a revenge killing ▪ Her death was followed by a series of revenge killings. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COULD — modal verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES as far as the eye could see (= all the distance you could see …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LOOKS — [plural] [noun]Looks are the appearance of someone or something, esp. when it is attractive.Her looks improved as she grew older.He …
Cambridge English vocab
KILL — [noun] [U]A kill is an animal or bird which has been hunted and killed, or the action of killing.The leopard …
Cambridge English vocab
COULD — (SUGGEST) [auxiliary verb] [+ infinitive without to] - used for making a suggestionYou could always try painting the wall a …
Cambridge English vocab
LOOKS — Synonyms and related words : air, bearing, brow, carriage, cast, cast of countenance, color, complexion, countenance, demeanor, face, facial appearance, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
KILL — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clean , easy , quick ▪ fresh ▪ vultures sensing a fresh ~ ▪ fish ( …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LOOKS — See ↑ LOOK 9 ◆◆◆ • ↑ good looks • ↑ if looks could kill • ↑ sb looks/seems suspicious
Longman Activator English vocab
KILL
Longman Activator English vocab
IF — INDEX: 1. ways of saying 'if' 2. asking what the result will be if something happens 3. when something will …
Longman Activator English vocab
COULD — • ↑ may/might/could
Longman Activator English vocab
KILL — n. 25B6; verb gangs killed twenty-seven people : MURDER, take/end the life of, make away with, assassinate, eliminate, terminate, dispatch, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LOOKS — ["LOOKS: Knowledge-Representation System for Designing Expert Systems in a Logical Programming Framework", F. Mizoguchi, Proc Intl Conf 5th Gen Comp …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
LOOKS — n. appearance good ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
KILL
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
KILL — verb Choosing the right word: GENERAL WORDS and EXACT WORDS Some words have a general meaning, e.g. big, beautiful, good, …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
COULD — modal verb 1 BAD : As I've already mentioned, I could learn a great deal during the two years I …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
LOOKS — Просмотры
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KILL — I 1. гл. 1) убивать, лишать жизни The prisoners killed a guard during the escape. ≈ Во время побега пленники …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
IF — 1. союз 1) если а) вводит условные придаточные предложения, выражающие реальность действия; глагол в форме изъявительного наклонения I shall see …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COULD — прош. вр. от can I 1) выражает вежливую просьбу что-л. сделать Could you be so kind as to tell me …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LOOKS — Пинта
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LOOKS — Наружность
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LOOKS — Внешний вид человека
Американский Англо-Русский словарь

English Idioms vocabulary

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