all eyes »
Gazing at devotedly.
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all eyes »
Having prominent eyes.
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all eyes »
Watching alertly or attentively.
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all eyes and ears »
To be attentive.
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apple of somebody's eye »
A favourite, a particular preference, or a loved one; the object of somebody's affections.
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baby blues »
Blue eyes.
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bat an eyelash »
To react in any slight way; to respond.
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bat an eyelid »
To react in any slight way; to respond.
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beauty is in the eye of the beholder »
Individuals have different inclinations on what is beautiful. Individuals have different beauty standards.
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bird's-eye view »
The view from directly or high above.
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blink of an eye »
A very short period of time; quickly.
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blue-eyed boy »
Someone's favourite, especially a young one.
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bright-eyed and bushy-tailed »
Alert and in an eager, frisky, or playful mood; full of life.
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bull's eye »
sweet
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camel through the eye of a needle »
Hyperbole to illustrate that something is almost impossible to do or to happen.
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catch someone's eye »
To capture someone's attention.
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close one's eyes »
To ignore.
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cry one's eyes out »
To moan.
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cry one's eyes out »
To weep for an elongated time, or in an excessive manner.
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deer in the headlights »
A mental state of high arousal caused by anxiety fear, panic, surpriseand/or confusion, or substance abuse. The behavioral signs are like a deer subjected to a car's headlights, such as widely opened eyes and a lack of motor reactions.
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dry eye »
An eye which is not crying, i.e. someone emotionally unmoved.
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dry eye »
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca , an eye disease caused by decreased tear production.
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dry one's eyes »
To cease crying.
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easy on the eyes »
Attractive; beautiful.
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eye candy »
A very attractive person or persons, or the salient visible physical attributes of same.
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eye candy »
Any object or sight with considerable visual appeal.
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eye for an eye »
Compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting of an identical injury on that person.
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eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth »
Compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting of an identical injury on that person.
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eye of the beholder »
The evaluation depending on perception of person who sees and considers.
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eye up »
To examine closely something coveted.
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familiarity breeds contempt »
The more acquainted one becomes with a person, the more one knows about his or her shortcomings and, hence, the easier it is to dislike that person.1894, H. Rider Haggard, The People Of The Mist, ch. 25:This was the beginning of evil, for if no man is a hero to his valet de chambre, much less can he remain a god for long in the eyes of a curious woman. Here, as in other matters, familiarity breeds contempt.
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feast for the eyes »
Visually pleasing sight.
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four-eyes »
A person who wears spectacles.
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give someone the eye »
To show flirtatious signs with the eye.
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have an eye for »
To have good taste; to have the ability to discriminate or identify quality.
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have eyes bigger than one's belly »
To take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedy.
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have eyes bigger than one's stomach »
To take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedy.
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have eyes in the back of one's head »
To be particularly, especially uncannily, observant; a perceived ability to see in all directions at once.
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in a pig's eye »
Very unlikely; probably never.
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in the act »
In the process of doing something; used to emphasize the eye-witness evidence.
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in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king »
Among others with a disadvantage or disability, the one with the mildest disadvantage or disability is regarded as the greatest.Even someone without much talent or ability is considered special by those with no talent or ability at all.
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in the twinkling of an eye »
Circa 1598, William Shakespeare, "The Merchant Of Venice".
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in the twinkling of an eye »
Immediately; instantaneously.
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it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God »
The rich can afford more immoral behavior than the poor.
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keep a weather eye open »
To be alert; to concentrate on a matter in hand.
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keep a weather eye open »
To maintain a background awareness of something; to remain alert to changes without it occupying your full attention.
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keep an eye on »
To watch and pay attention to.
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keep an eye open »
To maintain vigilance for a possibly dangerous situation.
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keep an eye open »
To maintain vigilance for someone or something.
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keep an eye out »
To watch for, look for, or search for.
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keep an eye peeled »
To look out attentively.
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keep one's eye on the ball »
My ethos has always been to be very straight with people, tell it as it is. It doesn't often make people happy but I found that over a period of time it's better to be that way. So being straight, also being very focused on your objectives, keep your eye on the ball and not get deflected away from it.
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keep one's eye on the ball »
To maintain one's concentration fixed on one important theme.
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keep one's eyes peeled »
To watch closely; to look for.
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my eye »
Cheech and Chong.
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my eye »
Expression of disapproval, disregard, disdain, disgust or disbelief.
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old hat »
Something uninteresting, hackneyed, or passé due to overuse or long-standing familiarity..
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on the line »
On a level with the eye of the spectator; said of a picture, as hung in an exhibition of pictures.
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one in the eye for »
An event or achievement which is unpleasant for someone, especially for those who considered it impossible or unwelcome; an annoyance.
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private eye »
A private personal detective, employed to gather information about someone.
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robber baron »
In Europe, an aristocrat who charged exorbitant fees or otherwise exacted money from people who journeyed across land or waterways which he controlled.
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see eye to eye »
To agree with someone; to concur; to get along.
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sight for sore eyes »
A pleasing sight, something that is beautiful to look at.
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smoke signal »
A method of long-distance communication sometimes used in ancient and undeveloped societies, consisting of messages conveyed by means of columns or intermittent puffs of smoke.
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snake eyes »
Two ones, after rolling two dice.
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squint like a bag of nails »
To squint very much, as though one's eyes were directed as many ways as the points of a bag of nails.
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starry eyed »
natively optimistic
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stars in one's eyes »
The state of being overly or extremely impressed with something; enchanted with romance.
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take one's eye off the ball »
To lose one's concentration on what is most important.
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tit for tat »
Equivalent retribution, an eye for an eye, returning exactly what you get.
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turn a blind eye »
To ignore or deliberately overlook, especially with respect to something unpleasant or improper.
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two cents »
A nearly worthless amount, alluding to placing a copper penny on each of the eyelids of a pauper's or slave's body before burial.
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wipe somebody's eye »
To defeat; to humiliate.
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worm's-eye view »
A view of an object from below, from the ground.
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