eyes are locked on

phrase

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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“Eyes are locked on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyes%20are%20locked%20on. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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