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A keyword: an important word to learn eye1   Show phonetics
noun
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.
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2 NEEDLE [C] the small hole at the end of a needle, that you put the thread through

3 have an eye for sth to be good at noticing a particular type of thing
Your son has a very good eye for detail.

4 keep your/an eye on sb/sth to watch or look after someone or something
Could you keep an eye on this pan of soup for a moment?

5 have your eye on sth INFORMAL to want something and intend to get it
Jane's got her eye on that new advertising job.

6 can't keep/take your eyes off sb/sth to be unable to stop looking at someone or something because they are so attractive or interesting
He couldn't take his eyes off her all night.

7 lay/set eyes on sb/sth to see someone or something for the first time
They fell in love the moment they laid eyes on each other.

8 look sb in the eye/eyes to look at someone in a direct way, without showing fear or shame
Look me in the eye and say that you didn't steal it.

9 in sb's eyes in someone's opinion
In my parents' eyes, I'll always be a child.

10 cast/run your/an eye over sth UK
to look at something quickly, often in order to give your opinion about it
Would you cast an eye over our work so far?

11 catch sb's eye

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.

12 cry your eyes out
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.

13 keep your eyes open/peeled (for sb/sth)
to watch carefully for someone or something
Keep your eyes peeled, he should be here any minute.

14 keep an eye out for sb/sth
to watch carefully for someone or something to appear
Keep an eye out for the delivery van.

15 see eye to eye (with sb)
If two people see eye to eye, they agree with each other.
Our teachers don't always see eye to eye with the headmaster.

16 turn a blind eye (to sth)
to choose to ignore something that you know is wrong or illegal

17 with your eyes open
knowing about all of the problems that could happen if you do something
I went into this marriage with my eyes open.
See also: black eye

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