穴あなが開あくほど

expression

stare piercingly; look hard

Idiomatic expression used with verbs like 見る or 見つめる to describe staring so intensely it feels like a hole could open up. Often used in the phrase 穴が開くほど見る.

See also: 穴の開くほど

• 彼かれは私わたしの顔かおを穴あなが開あくほど見みつめた。

  He stared at my face so hard it felt like it would bore a hole.

• その絵えを穴あなが開あくほどじっと見みていた。

  I was staring at the painting so intently it could have burned a hole through it.