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eye1 Show phoneticsnoun
1 SEEING [C] one of the two organs in your face, which you use to see with
Sara has black hair and brown eyes.
She closed her eyes and fell off to sleep.
2 NEEDLE [C] the small hole at the end of a needle, that you put the thread through
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Your son has a very good eye for detail.
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Could you keep an eye on this pan of soup for a moment?
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Jane's got her eye on that new advertising job.
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He couldn't take his eyes off her all night.
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They fell in love the moment they laid eyes on each other.
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Look me in the eye and say that you didn't steal it.
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In my parents' eyes, I'll always be a child.
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to look at something quickly, often in order to give your opinion about it
Would you cast an eye over our work so far?
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a GET SOMEONE'S ATTENTION to get someone's attention by looking at them
I tried to catch her eye, but she had already turned away.
b BE NOTICED to be attractive or different enough to be noticed by people
It was the colour of his jacket that caught my eye.
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If someone cries their eyes out, they cry a lot about a problem or situation.
She cried her eyes out when he left her for another girl.
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to watch carefully for someone or something
Keep your eyes peeled, he should be here any minute.
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to watch carefully for someone or something to appear
Keep an eye out for the delivery van.
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If two people see eye to eye, they agree with each other.
Our teachers don't always see eye to eye with the headmaster.
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to choose to ignore something that you know is wrong or illegal
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knowing about all of the problems that could happen if you do something
I went into this marriage with my eyes open.
