Nghĩa là gì: almond-eyed

almond-eyed

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see (someone or something) with a jaundiced eye Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

a fresh pair of eyes

a different reader, one who has not seen the writing A fresh pair of eyes may find many errors in this report.

a sight for sore eyes

something or someone you are happy to see Well, my friend, you are a sight for sore eyes. Good to see you!

all eyes

watching carefully, staring When the fire truck arrived, the children were all eyes.

an eye for an eye (a tooth for a tooth)

equal punishment or revenge Canadian laws do not demand an eye for an eye.

apple of his eye

(See the apple of his eye)

bat an eye

flinch or blink, show a sign of guilt or shame When they asked him about the crime, he didn't bat an eye. His expression didn't change.

bat an eye/eyelash

show surprise, fear or interest; show one

bat her eyes

blink the eyes, blink in a sexy way Verna just stood there batting her eyes, trying to look sexy.

beauty is in the eye of the beholder

each person has a different idea of what is beautiful, one man's garbage... "To him, the statue is elegant; to me, it's ugly. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!"

believe my eyes

(See can't believe my eyes)

birds-eye view

a general view from above Let

black eye

an eye injury that causes the skin to turn black """How'd you get the black eye?"" ""Fighting - in a hockey game."""

bright eyed and bushy tailed

frisky, lively, full of life Perry is bright eyed and bushy tailed tonight. He looks rested.

bug-eyed

wide-eyed with surprise The little boy was bug-eyed when he got a new bicycle for a birthday present.

can't believe my eyes

cannot believe what I see, it is unbelievable When you walked into that cafe, I couldn't believe my eyes.

catch one's eye

attract one's attention/interest.

catch your eye

cause you to look, get your attention When I was in Paris, a Peugeot cabriolet caught my eye. Ah!

cry your eyes out

cry a lot, cry hard, cry her heart out The little boy was lost and scared, and crying his eyes out.

dead-eye Dick

a person who can shoot accurately We call him Dead-eye Dick. He can shoot the dot off an i.

eagle eyes

a person who can see details or errors We call him Eagle Eyes because he finds so many lost golf balls.

eye candy

something that is nice to look at, a beautiful object She was eye candy. I've never seen a more beautiful car!

eye for an eye

(See an eye for an eye)

eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

every crime or injury should be punished or paid back Some politicians are always calling for an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth when they hear of a terrible crime.

eye of a needle

(See the eye of a needle)

eye of the storm

(See the eye of the storm)

eye to eye

(See see eye to eye)

eyes are bigger than one

one takes more food than one can eat His eyes were bigger than his stomach when he went to the restaurant and ordered too much food.

eyes glaze over

"eyes express disbelief or ""I've heard this before""" When I told him I'd pay the rent next week, his eyes glazed over.

eyes in the back of one

ability to know what is happening behind one

eyes peeled

(See keep your eyes peeled)

eyes pop out

much surprised Her eyes popped out when she saw her name in the newspaper.

feast your eyes on

enjoy looking at, get a load of "I opened a box of diamonds and said, ""Feast your eyes on these!"""

fresh pair of eyes

(See a fresh pair of eyes)

get the eye

be looked at - for interest and liking or unfriendliness We got the eye from the manager of the restaurant when we entered in our old clothes.

give a black eye

cause a loss of respect for a person or organization, pride goeth before a fall When a priest is convicted of sexual assault, it gives the Catholic Church a black eye.

give her the eye

look at her with interest, come-on At the school lunch table, Kevin would smile and give her the eye.

give him the evil eye

look fierce or evil, stare in a bad way When I testified in court, the prisoner gave me the evil eye.

give my eye teeth

give something valuable, give my right arm Does he like me? I'd give my eye teeth to know if he likes me.

give someone the eye

look or stare at someone (especially in a cold or unfriendly way) The man in the store began to give me the eye so I left.

glassy eyed

dazed, not alert When I saw him he was glassy eyed. I think he was drunk.

got my eye on

am interested in, want to to know him/her or buy it A Corvette? No. I've got my eye on a Fiat Spyder.

have an eye for

have good taste in something, be able to judge correctly She has an eye for nice furniture and her apartment is absolutely beautiful.

have eyes only for

see or want nothing else, give all one

have my eye on

(See got my eye on)

here's mud in your eye

here is a toast to you, drink up It's good to have a drink with you. Here's mud in your eye.

hit between the eyes

make a strong impression on, surprise greatly The news about the accident hit us between the eyes and totally shocked us.

hit someone between the eyes

make a strong impression on someone, surprise greatly Her incredible performance really hit me between the eyes.

hit the bulls-eye

reach the main point I think that he really hit the bulls-eye when he talked about the problems with the regular staff.

in the wink of an eye

very quickly, in a split second In the wink of an eye, the coin disappeared from the man's hand.

in your mind's eye

in a picture in your mind, in your memory In my mind's eye, I can see her face - clearer than a photo.

see (someone or something) with a biased eye

To appearance addition or article in a abrogating or boorish ablaze that has been abreast by accomplished experiences. I acclimated to anticipate that Chris was a acceptable kid, but anytime back I aerial him aloof about cheating on an exam, I've apparent him with a biased eye. After you've been in this industry for as continued as I have, you alpha to see these sorts of deals with a biased eye.Learn more: eye, jaundiced, see

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in vain in view of in with in writing in your bad books in your corner in your face in your hair in your mind's eye in your prime Indian giver information leak inhale ins and outs inside and out inside information inside joke security blanket seduce seduce (one) (away) from (someone or something) seduce from see see (one) about (something) see (one) across (something or some place) see (one) back (to something or some place) see (one) coming see (one) down (to something or some place) see (one) for what (one) (really) is see (one) home see (one) in hell before (doing something) see (one) in hell first see (one) in the flesh see (one) right see (one) through see (one) to (some place) see (one) to (something) see (one) to the door see (one) up to (some place) see (one's) name in lights see (one's) way (clear) to (doing something) see (some amount) of (someone or something) see (someone or something) in a new light see (someone or something) with a jaundiced eye see (someone's) point see (something) a mile off see (something) against (something else) see (something) coming see (something) through see (something) through rose-colored glasses see (something) through rose-coloured spectacles see (the) red mist see (to it) that (something happens) see a light at the end of the tunnel see a lot of (one) see a lot, nothing, etc. of somebody see a man about a dog see a man about a horse see about see about (something) see across see after see after (someone or something) see against see ahead see also see around see as see as (something)