“an eye”

The following 8 entries include the term an eye.

an eye for an eye

phrase

: retribution in kind

in the blink of an eye

phrase

: in an instant

keep an eye on

phrase

: watch

with an eye to

phrase

: with awareness or contemplation of

half an eye

noun

: partial vision

have an eye to/toward

idiom

: to have (something) in one's thoughts as a goal or purpose

have/keep half an eye on

idiom

: to be only partly paying attention to : to look at occasionally

in the twinkle/twinkling of an eye

idiom

: very quickly


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  • high school student holding a pencil leaning over a sat test
  • Despite the cacophony, the student tried to study.
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