all eyes

idiom

: very attentive
She was all eyes as I opened the box.

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The governor said Illinois state lawmakers are aligned, with all eyes on Arlington Heights, and have moved off of any plans for the Bears to build a new stadium in Chicago. Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026 After Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest, all eyes are on his former wife, Sarah Ferguson. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 19 Feb. 2026 On this side of the pond, all eyes will be on Mikaela Shiffrin, who will make the seventh run. Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026 Even before then, all eyes had been on her as the feel-good story heading into the Olympics for her comeback after nearly six years of retirement. Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for all eyes

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“All eyes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20eyes. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.

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