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Idiomatic expressions with eye

August 23, 2016 pdf

Here is a list of idiomatic expressions formed around the word eye.

Eye someone up

To eye someone up is to look at them with romantic or love interest.

  • At the party, Samuel eyed many girls up, but none showed any interest in him.

Be all eyes

When you are all eyes, you are watching something eagerly.

  • When the match started, we were all eyes.

An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

This expression suggests that doing the same thing in return is the appropriate way to deal with a crime.

  • He avenged his sister’s murder by killing the sister of her murderer. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

Have an eye for

When you have an eye for something, you are able to recognize and judge something wisely.

  • She has an eye for detail.

Have your eye on

When you have your eye on something you aim to acquire it.

  • He has his eye on the throne.

With an eye to

Have as your objective

  • They are inciting communal tension with an eye to winning minority votes.

Make eyes at

To make eyes at someone is to look at them with sexual interest.

  • He made eyes at her but she ignored him.

See eye to eye

When you see eye to eye with someone you are in full agreement.

  • My manager and I don’t see eye to eye.

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