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Vocabulary
IDIOMS WITH PARTS OF THE BODY
EYE
- to catch someone's eye = attract someone's attention, make someone notice.
If you would catch the waiter's eye, I'd like some more bread. - to be easy on the eye = be pleasant to look at.
- to be eagle-eyed = be very good at seeing or noticing things.
- to be up to one's eyes (in something) = be extremely busy.
I'm sorry I didn't call you yesterday, but I was up to my eyes in work. - to cast/run an eye over something = look quickly over something.
- to cry one's eyes out = cry a lot.
- to have an eye for something = be a good judge of something.
Her flat is so nice, she obviously has an eye for decoration. - to have eyes in the back of one's head = be alert, notice everything going on around one.
The teacher knows everything we do, she must have eyes in the back of her head! - to keep an eye on something/somebody = look at something/somebody continually and carefully.
Would you keep an eye on the children while I go to the doctor's? - to see eye to eye (with someone) (on something) = agree.
They are a perfect couple, they see eye to eye on most things. - to turn a blind eye to something = ignore something.
He knows I always get late, but he just turns a blind eye to it. - to do something with one's eyes closed = do something very easily.
Using this fax machine is really easy, you can do it with your eyes closed! - to keep one's eyes skinned/peeled = remain alert.
Nobody should see that I'm doing this, so keep your eyes peeled and tell me if someone is coming. - to open someone's eyes = make somebody realize the truth about something.
- there's more to something that meets the eye = something is more complex than it looks.
Exercise
Choose the right answer.
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