as soon as look at someone

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as soon as look at someone

  1. (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.