squinted like a bag of nails

A form of squint like a bag of nails — 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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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of squint like a bag of nails
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APA

squinted like a bag of nails. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squinted%20like%20a%20bag%20of%20nails

MLA

“squinted like a bag of nails.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squinted%20like%20a%20bag%20of%20nails. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squinted like a bag of nails,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squinted%20like%20a%20bag%20of%20nails.

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