Tā quánshì jídà, dàchénmen dōu duì tā cèmù, bù gǎn duō shuō yí jù huà.
He was so powerful that the ministers eyed him in fear and dared not say a word.
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The old sense is a sidelong look from someone too afraid or too resentful to look straight at a person, as in 侧目而视. Today 令人侧目 means something makes people stare: shocking behaviour, but also a striking success.
