Eye Idioms: 20 Useful Phrases About Eyes
List of eye idioms in English:
1. See eye to eye
2. Have a roving eye
3. Be in the public eye
4. Keep an eye on someone/something
5. Have eyes in the back of your head
6. The evil eye
7. An eye for an eye
8. Catch someone's eye
9. Be all eyes
10. Cast/run one's eye over
11. Bull's-eye
12. A bird's-eye view
13. Eagle eye
14. Can’t take your eyes off
15. In the blink of an eye
16. The apple of (someone's) eye
17. Turn a blind eye
18. Have your eye on something
19. Have an eye for something
20. Eyes are bigger than one's stomach
20 ENGLISH IDIOMS ABOUT EYES
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1. See eye to eye
to agree with someone
Examples:
My brother doesn't see eye to eye with me about the arrangements.
Nobita saw eye to eye with Doraemon on almost every aspect of the production.
2. Have a roving eye
to always be looking for the chance to have a new sexual relationship
Examples:
Her husband wasn't willing to tolerate her roving eye.
Although she's going out with one of the world's most handsome men, the actress still has a roving eye.
3. Be in the public eye
to be famous and often seen or mentioned in the newspapers or on television
Examples:
Margret doesn't want her daughter growing up in the public eye.
She's pretty nervous because this is the first time she'll be in the public eye since that terrible news conference.
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4. Keep an eye on someone/something
to take care or watch something or someone
Examples:
Keep an eye on your sister while I’m out, please.
Will you keep your eye on my baby while I go to the store?
5. Have eyes in the back of your head
to be very good at noticing everything that is happening around you
Examples:
How did Nisha know I was there? She must've eyes in the back of her head!
He has eyes in the back of his head and is always alert to the slightest sign of trouble.
6. The evil eye
a look that is thought to be able to harm someone
Examples:
She gave him the evil eye.
Roman saw her giving him the evil eye, so he turned around and walked the other way.
7. An eye for an eye
the idea that a person who causes another person to suffer should suffer in an equal amount
Examples:
An eye for an eye is no way to run a civilised justice system.
If more people in power would discourage the practice of an eye for an eye, the world would be a safer place.
8. Catch someone's eye
to attract someone's attention
Examples:
As I turned back, a movement across the lawn caught my eye.
This necklace just caught her eye and she couldn't resist buying it.
9. Be all eyes
to be watching someone or something carefully and with a lot of interest
Examples:
My sister was all eyes as I opened the box.
The kids were all eyes when the magician started performing.
10. Cast/run one's eye over
to look at or examine something quickly
Examples:
Please cast your eye over this and let me know what you think.
Have you had a chance to run your eye over that list I gave you?
11. Bull's-eye
the centre of a target
Examples:
Neha scored a bull's-eye.
Three of her bullets had hit the bull's-eye.
12. A bird's-eye view
a view from a very high place that allows you to see a large area
Examples:
From the plane, we had a bird's-eye view of Jaipur.
Climb to the top of the Burj Khalifa if you want a bird's-eye view of Dubai.
13. Eagle eye
If someone has an eagle eye, they notice everything, even very small details.
Examples:
Nothing escaped our tutor's eagle eye.
She did the work under the eagle eye of his trainer.
They sat down and started the exam under the eagle eye of the invigilator.
14. Can’t take your eyes off
to not be able to stop looking at someone or something
Examples:
I can’t take my eyes off that girl when she’s talking.
She can't take her eyes off this beautiful necklace of mine!
15. In the blink of an eye
extremely quickly
Examples:
She was gone in the blink of an eye.
In the blink of an eye, the robber escaped from the bank with a bag full of cash.
16. The apple of (someone's) eye
a person or thing that someone loves very much
Examples:
Dev's eldest son was the apple of his eye.
Isha was always the apple of her mother’s eye.
17. Turn a blind eye
to ignore something that you know is wrong
Examples:
The administration was either unaware of the issue or just turned a blind eye to it.
Teachers are turning a blind eye to students smoking at school, a report reveals today.
18. Have your eye on something
to have seen something that you want and intend to get
Examples:
He's had his eye on a car for some time.
I have my eyes on a nice little house near the beach.
19. Have an eye for something
to be good at noticing a particular type of thing
Examples:
She's never had much of an eye for fashion.
Ritika has a keen eye for detail, so each dress is beautifully finished off.
20. Eyes are bigger than one's stomach
used to say that someone has taken more food than they can possibly eat
Examples:
Can’t you finish your meal? Your eyes are bigger than your stomach!
I can't finish my food—I guess my eyes were bigger than my stomach!