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Special Expressions with Body Parts (#1), by Dennis Oliver
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expressions
with
eye (#1)
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There are many idioms and
expressions that use parts of
the body. The first
group contains some special expressions
using
eye.
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meaning |
eyeball something
(verb) |
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look at something very closely |
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| eye-catching |
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striking in appearance;
very attractive |
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| an eyeful |
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something that's surprising,
unexpected,
or shocking to see |
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| an eye-opener |
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something that is surprising
and which
also helps one to
understand in a new and
different way |
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| eyeshot |
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the distance that one can
see
(common phrases: in eyeshot,
beyond
eyeshot, out of eyeshot,
within
eyeshot)
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| an eyesore |
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something that is ugly and
unpleasing
to look at |
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| an eye-witness |
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someone who saw an event
as it happened
(often used
for witnesses to crimes) |
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