squints 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.

Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of squint like a bag of nails
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