- in your eye
- exclamationan all-purpose expression of violent negation; usually denial, refusal or dis-missal. The first two versions are euphe-mistic alternatives to the third.
Contemporary slang . 2014.
in your eye
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keep your eye in — keep (your) eye in British & Australian get (your) eye in to become very good at a sport or other activity by practising it. I try to play regularly to keep my eye in … New idioms dictionary
mind your eye — (slang) Take care • • • Main Entry: ↑eye mind your eye (slang) Look out • • • Main Entry: ↑mind … Useful english dictionary
have your eye on — 1 : to watch (someone or something) closely I ll have my eye on the kids while they re swimming. 2 : to be thinking about buying (something) I have my eye on a new car. She s had her eye on that house for a long time. • • • Main Entry: ↑eye … Useful english dictionary
get your eye in — get (your) eye in British & Australian to become very good at a sport or other activity by practising it. It ll take me a while to get my eye in. I haven t played for years … New idioms dictionary
strike your eye — strike the/your/eye phrase to be noticed The picture immediately strikes the eye as you enter the room. Thesaurus: to be, or to become obvious or noticeablesynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
catch your eye — see ↑catch, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑eye … Useful english dictionary
get your eye in — get your ˈeye in idiom (BrE) (in ball games) to practise so that you are able to judge more clearly how fast and where the ball is going Main entry: ↑eyeidiom … Useful english dictionary
please your eye and plague your heart — c 1617 A. BREWER Lovesick King (1655) III. E3v She may please your eye a little..but vex your heart. 1748 SMOLLETT Roderick Random II. xl. Many a substantial farmer..would be glad to marry her; but she was resolved to please her eye, if she… … Proverbs new dictionary
keep your eye on the ball — informal : to continue thinking about or giving attention to something important that you want to do or achieve She really needs to keep her eye on the ball [=stay focused] if she wants to win the election. • • • Main Entry: ↑ball keep your eye… … Useful english dictionary
a twinkle in your eye — see ↑twinkle, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑eye a twinkle in your eye : a friendly or happy expression in your eyes He always talks about his children with a twinkle in his eye. Her grandchildren put a twinkle in her eye. [=made her happy] • • • Ma … Useful english dictionary
take your eye off the ball — take (your) eye off the ball keep (your) eye on the ball to give your attention to what you are doing all the time. If you re a manager, you can t afford to take your eye off the ball for one minute … New idioms dictionary
