glare down on (someone or something)
1. To shine or glow powerfully on someone or something. I hope you put on sunscreen, considering how the sun is glaring down on us today. I started sweating as soon as I stepped onto the set because there were so many lights glaring down on me! Can you hand me my sunglasses? The sun is really glaring down on my windshield.
2. To glower at someone or something with anger or disappointment. Glaring down on that parking ticket won't make it go away, you know. What are you glaring down on me for? I'm not the one who said it! I'm failing three classes, so, yes, Mom and Dad both glared down on me when they opened my report card.
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glare down on someone or something
1. [for someone] to scowl down at someone or something. The judge glared down on the accused. I glared down on the cat, which ignored me, as usual.
2. [for the sun] to burn down brightly on someone or something. The sun glared down on the beach and made the sand hot to the touch. The bright sun glared down on the desert rocks.
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