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Eye contact is often stated as a method of dominance. Expressions such as "stare them down", "don't blink", and "I'll look him in the eye" are common English idioms. Although the simple case of just staring directly into a person's eves is often misinterpreted as the way to do dominance through eye contact it isn't as simple as that. The unblinking gaze can be a sign of deep psychological problems, abject fear, blindness or dishonesty.

As an example on meeting a person the dominant person will stare at a person until they stare back, then avert their vision momentarily to let the weaker person look away. This is a signal that "I am dominant, but I mercifully will allow you to exist."

Some cultures will avoid eye contact with superiors as a show of submission. An example of this is the class room where most students avoid making eye contact with the teacher as this may be seen as a dare to the teacher's authority or a challenge to the teacher to ask them a question. Drunks in bars never stare at the bouncers or the police for the same reason.

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