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run one's eye down

idiom

: to quickly read or look at (something, such as a list)
She ran her eye down the list looking for her name.

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“Run one's eye down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20one%27s%20eye%20down. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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