eyeball /'aibɔ:l/give somebody the hairy eyeball Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
eyeball-to-eyeball
Idiom(s): eyeball-to-eyeballTheme: SOCIAL
person to person; face to face.
• The discussions will have to be eyeball-to-eyeball to be effective.
• Telephone conversations are a waste of time. We need to talk eyeball-to-eyeball.
up to one's eyeballs in
Idiom(s): up to one's neck (in something) AND up to one's ears (in sth); up to one's eyeballs (in sth)Theme: INVOLVEMENT
having a lot of something; very much involved in something. (Informal.)
• I can't come to the meeting. I'm up to my neck in these reports.
• Mary is up to her ears in her work.
• I am up to my eyeballs in things to do! I can't do any more!
eyeball
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Slang in direct personal contact; person to person
eyeball to eyeball
eyeball to eyeballFace to face; especially, about to begin a conflict. For example, We are eyeball to eyeball with the enemy, or In the playoffs we go eyeball to eyeball with the Yankees, or In the first debate our candidate's going eyeball to eyeball with his opponent. This term was originally used only in a military context but later entered civilian language, particularly in political or sports confrontations. [Colloquial; c. 1950]
give (one) the bearded eyeball
To attending at one in a way that shows wariness or displeasure. I gave Gina the bearded eyeball back I overheard her chattering about my best friend.Learn more: eyeball, give, hairygive somebody the bearded ˈeyeball
(American English, informal) attending at somebody in a apprehensive or accusatory way: When I say I’m into hunting, bodies either beam or accord me the bearded eyeball.This refers to attractive at somebody with your eyes hardly bankrupt so that your eye is partly covered by your eyelashes.Learn more: eyeball, give, hairy, somebody
More Idioms/Phrases
extreme eye eye for an eye, an eye opener, an eye to the main chance, have an eye to, with an eyeball eyeball to eyeball eyebrow eyes are bigger than one's stomach, one's eyes in the back of one's head, have eyes open, with eyeteeth eyetooth face give somebody a break give somebody a buzz give somebody a hand give somebody a leg-up give somebody a piece of your mind give somebody a ring give somebody a rocket give somebody a rough, hard, bad, etc. time give somebody a shout give somebody a taste/dose of their own medicine give somebody a turn give somebody an inch give somebody enough rope give somebody five give somebody grief give somebody gyp give somebody half a chance give somebody hell give somebody ideas give somebody something to think about give somebody stick give somebody the benefit of the doubt give somebody the elbow give somebody the evil eye give somebody the finger give somebody the hairy eyeball give somebody the heave-ho give somebody the nod give somebody the runaround give somebody the shaft give somebody the slip give somebody the willies/heebie-jeebies/creeps give somebody their due give somebody their head give somebody their marching orders give somebody their walking papers give somebody to believe/understand... give somebody what for give somebody your word give somebody/get a dirty look give somebody/get a hammering give somebody/get a pasting give somebody/get a roasting give somebody/get a thick ear give somebody/get the all-clear give somebody/get the boot give somebody/get the bum's rush give somebody/get the cold shoulder give somebody/get the green light give somebody/get the hump give somebody/get the low-down
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