English Dictionary

squint like a bag of nails

動詞

慣用表現

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

日本語の意味

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

Even after losing his glasses, he would squint like a bag of nails to read the tiny menu.

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。

意味（1）

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

Does she squint like a bag of nails? Is she hideous? They always are!' The Earl stood back.'You may judge for yourself,' he said dryly. 'Miss Taverner, little though he may have recommended himself to you, I must beg leave to present my brother, Captain Audley.'

squints like a bag of nails （ present singular third-person ）

squinting like a bag of nails （ participle present ）

squinted like a bag of nails （ participle past ）

squinted like a bag of nails （ past ）