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EYE Idioms: 25+ Useful Expressions &
Idioms with EYES

EYE Idioms: 25+ Useful Expressions &

Idioms with EYES
  Isabella  November 21, 2018  English
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Table of Contents
 Eye Idioms & Sayings
o List of Eye Idioms in English
o Eye Idioms with Meaning and
Examples
 A Sight for Sore Eyes
 All Eyes And Ears
 All Eyes Are On
 An Eye for an Eye
 Catch Someone’s Eye
 Cry Your Eyes Out
 Keep an Eye On
 Keep an eye peeled
  See Eye to Eye
 See Something/somebody Out
of the Corner of Your Eye
 To be the apple of someone’s
eye
 Turn a Blind Eye (to)
 Wandering Eye
 Black Eye
 Blue Eyed Boy
 Baby Blues
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Eye Idioms & Sayings
List of Eye Idioms in English
 A Sight for Sore Eyes
 All Eyes And Ears
 All Eyes Are On
 An Eye for an Eye
 Catch Someone’s Eye
 Cry Your Eyes Out
 Keep an Eye On
 Keep an eye peeled
 See Eye to Eye
 See Something/somebody Out of the
Corner of Your Eye
 To be the apple of someone’s eye
 Turn a Blind Eye (to)
 Wandering Eye
 Black Eye
 Blue Eyed Boy
 Baby Blues
Eye Idioms with Meaning and Examples
A Sight for Sore Eyes
 Meaning: Someone that you’re
pleased to see
 Example: I’m so glad to see you!
You’re  a sight for sore eyes.
All Eyes And Ears
 Meaning: Attentive
 Example: The team was  all eyes and
ears  as the coach explained the
challenges ahead.
 All Eyes Are On
 Meaning: Watching alertly or
attentively.
 Example:  After the candidate’s
strong performance in the first
debate,  all eyes are on  him to see if he
will make a mistake this time.
An Eye for an Eye
 Meaning: Justice in which reparation
or vengeance exactly matches the harm
caused to the victim
 Example: Negotiations broke down,
and the war devolved into  an endless
eye-for-an-eye  cycle of revenge.
Catch Someone’s Eye
 Meaning: Attract someone’s attention
 Example: I was reading Internet
classified ads, and an ad for an old Ford
Mustang  caught my eye.
Cry Your Eyes Out
 Meaning: Cry hard for a very long
time
 Example: After my boyfriend broke
up with me, I  cried my eyes out.
Keep an Eye On
 Meaning: To keep an eye on
something or someone is to watch it
periodically, to keep it under
surveillance.
 Example: I’m leaving my son with you
for the day. Please  keep an eye on him.
Keep an eye peeled
 Meaning: Be observant; watch out for
something
 Example: If you go to the mall,  keep
an eye peeled  for Anita-”she said she’s
be there.
See Eye to Eye
 Meaning: To concur, agree
 Example: I don’t  see eye to
eye  with Frances on the  workflow, but
she’s the boss.
See Something/somebody Out of the
Corner of Your Eye
 Meaning: Use peripheral vision
 Example: How did you know I was
here? You didn’t even look up! — I  saw
you out of the corner of my eye.
To be the apple of someone’s eye
 Meaning: To be loved and treasured
by someone
 Example: You are  the apple of my
eye!
Turn a Blind Eye (to)
 Meaning: Choose not to notice
something
 Example: My husband always
supports me and is willing to  turn a blind
eye to my faults.
Wandering Eye
 Meaning: A tendency to look at and
desire women or men other than one’s
committed romantic partner
 Example:  I know Sean has
a  wandering eye, but I’m sure he’s never
cheated on me.
 Black Eye
 Meaning: A mark of shame
 Example:  By overcharging customers,
you not only gave the company a  black
eye  – you broke the law.
Blue Eyed Boy
 Meaning: A person who is a favorite
of those in authority; someone whose
mistakes are forgiven.
 Example: Steve is the
supervisor’s  blue-eyed boy. He doesn’t
really do that much work, but it doesn’t
seem to matter.
Baby Blues
 Meaning: Blue eyes.
 Example: I know Jason is bad for me,
but when I get a look at his  baby
blues  I can’t resist him.