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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
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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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
Even after losing his glasses, he would squint like a bag of nails to read the tiny menu.
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Even after losing his glasses, he would squint like a bag of nails to read the tiny menu.
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