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It is fairly self-explanatory. The brow here refers to raised eyebrows. So someone may give you an intimidating look to try to bully you into doing something.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 9y agoTo bear down with stern or arrogant looks- 1580s. It appears from the earliest quotations that the brow in question was that of the beater not the beaten.
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