Idioms with EYE

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THÀNH NGỮ TIẾNG ANH

• be all eyes

to be watching somebody/something carefully and with a lot of interest

The kids were all eyes as he slowly unwrapped the package.

• before/in front of somebody's (very) eyes

in somebody's presence; in front of somebody

He had seen his life's work destroyed before his very eyes.

• be up to your eyes in something

to have a lot of something to deal with

We're up to our eyes in work.

• cast/run an eye/your eyes over something

to look at or examine something quickly

Could you just run your eyes over this report?

• clap/lay/set eyes on somebody/something

(informal) (usually used in negative sentences) to see somebody/something

I haven't clapped eyes on them for weeks.I hope I never set eyes on this place again!

• an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth)

(saying)used to say that you should punish somebody by doing to them what they have done to you or to somebody else.

They advocate a justice system that works on the principle of an eye for an eye.

• somebody's eyes are bigger than their stomach

used to say that somebody has been greedy by taking more food than they can eat

• for somebody's eyes only

to be seen only by a particular person

I'll lend you the letters but they're for your eyes only.

• get your eye in

(British English) (in ball games) to practise so that you are able to judge more clearly how fast and where the ball is going

• have an eye for something

to be able to judge if things look attractive, valuable, etc

I've never had much of an eye for fashion.She has an eye for a bargain.

• have eyes in the back of your head

to be aware of everything that is happening around you, even things that seem difficult or impossible to see

You can't get away with anything in her class. She has eyes in the back of her head.

• have (got) eyes like a hawk

to be able to notice or see everything

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