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

Especially since the big frame of the show’s director, Robert Falls, had just exited the theater, a flurry visible in the corner of my eye. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

Jenna and Val dance the hell out of this cha-cha, and yet, my eye kept being drawn over to, as Bruno puts it, the sultriness of what Tatyana and Jan have going on. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2026

Another inclusion that caught my eye was a silky and moisturizing lipstick that was used on Margot Robbie’s character in Wuthering Heights. — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2026

That’s the type of stuff that brings a tear to my eye, and that’s the motivator. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 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