eyes are locked on
idiom
—used to say that someone is looking at someone or something and not looking at anything else
His eyes were locked on her as she walked across the room.
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And right now, our eyes are locked on Zooey Deschanel's pretty-in-pink engagement manicure that's so easy to recreate.
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Gabi Thorne, Allure, 15 Aug. 2023
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Gabi Thorne, Allure, 15 Aug. 2023
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“Eyes are locked on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyes%20are%20locked%20on. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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