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(idiomatic) To squint very much, as though one's eyes were directed as many ways as the points of a bag of nails.

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squint like a bag of nails

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squint like a bag of nails

Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
極端に目を細める、非常にめがねをかけるかのように視線を細くすること / まるで釘の入った袋のように、無造作な方向に目を逸らすような、異常なほどの目の細め方
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眼鏡をなくしても、彼は小さなメニューを読むためにものすごく目を細め、まるで目があちこち向いているかのようだった。

present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

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