my eye

phrase

—used to express mild disagreement or sometimes surprise

a diamond, my eye! That's glass

Examples of my eye in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Leoal caught my eye with its delicate knitwear and effortless femininity, while Tadzio Reverie offered a fresh, poetic take on nautical dressing. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026

One of Dad’s friends, Chris McNamara, caught my eye and nodded. — Daniel Duane, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Instinct handled a few other tasks well, like emailing my eye doctor’s office to set up an appointment and doing the digital paperwork to start an Ikea return. — Allison Johnson, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026

One thing that caught my eye is that Emily Wei and Mitchell Rales, who built the Glenstone museum in Potomac, Maryland, own Kerry James Marshall’s triptych made up of the three connected paintings Haul, Outbound, and Cove (2023–25). — Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for my eye

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny