stare down

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to make someone look away or yield by staring steadily at them

   Phrasal verb · Separable

   stare down someone / stare someone down

   Usage: The person intimidated is the object. A pronoun must precede down: stare her down.

   Each player tried to stare down the opponent before the match began.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   Each player tried to stare down the opponent before the match began.

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