as soon as look at someone

phrase

Immediately, without giving someone a chance to react or defend.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. colloquialImmediately, without giving someone a chance to react or defend.

    He aren't^([sic]) got no more morals than a lobster, as would pinch his best friend's finger off as soon as look at him.

    1888, George Manville Fenn, Mother Carey's Chicken, page 72
    1 more example

    He'd throw at you as soon as look at you. He terrified hitters. He'd just rear back and pump that fastball, and nobody ever hit him.

    2004, Johnny Pesky, Phil Pepe, Few and Chosen Red Sox, page 139
Cite this entry
APA

as soon as look at someone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20soon%20as%20look%20at%20someone

MLA

“as soon as look at someone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20soon%20as%20look%20at%20someone. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “as soon as look at someone,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20soon%20as%20look%20at%20someone.

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