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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baby blues »
Blue eyes.
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born yesterday »
New, naive, innocent, inexperienced or easily deceived.
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bunk off »
We all bunked off school yesterday to watch the football.
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by all means »
Yes certainly; definitely.
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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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does a bear shit in the woods »
Rhetorical question in response to a question where the answer is an emphatic yes.
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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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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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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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keep one's eyes peeled »
To watch closely; to look for.
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sight for sore eyes »
A pleasing sight, something that is beautiful to look at.
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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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stars in one's eyes »
The state of being overly or extremely impressed with something; enchanted with romance.
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yes man »
A person who always agrees with his employer or superior.
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yes to death »
To agree with someone, often sarcastically.
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yes-man »
A person of unquestioning obedience.
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you can't take it with you »
It is not possible to take one's material wealth to whatever world may await one after death.1900, E. Phillips Oppenheim, A Millionaire of Yesterday, ch. 6:"The clause which
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