as soon as look at someone
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[edit]- (colloquial) Immediately, without giving someone a chance to react or defend.
- 1888, George Manville Fenn, Mother Carey's Chicken, page 72:
- 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.
- 2004, Johnny Pesky, Phil Pepe, Few and Chosen Red Sox, page 139:
- 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.