“the eye”

The following 12 entries include the term the eye.

tail of the eye

: the outer corner of the eye

white of the eye

as far as the eye can see

phrase

: as far as can be seen

beauty is in the eye of the beholder

phrase

used to say that different people have different ideas about what is beautiful

easy on the eye

phrase

: easy or pleasant to look at

give (someone) the eye

phrase

: to look at (someone) in a way that shows sexual attraction

look (someone) in the eye

phrase

: to look directly at (someone who is also looking at one)

look someone in the eye

phrase

: to look directly at someone

more than meets the eye

phrase

: more (to something) than there appears to be at first

offend the eye

phrase

: to be unattractive

to the eye

phrase

: to look at

under the eye of

phrase

: while being watched by (someone)


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