# if looks could kill

> English word · Phrase

## Definitions
1. Used to characterize a look of strong hostility.

## Etymology
An anapodoton for an expression such as "If looks could kill, her look would have led to the death of the person she was looking at."
A possible origin of the phrase comes from the legend of Medusa, who had the power to turn anyone who looked at her into stone.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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