Topic: Eyes Flashcards
glaucoma
noun [ U ]
a disease of the eye that can cause a person to gradually lose their sight
eagle eye
noun [ C usually singular ]
If someone has an eagle eye, they notice everything, even very small details:
ex: We sat down and started the exam under the eagle eye of the teacher.
give sb the glad eye
[old-fashioned slang]
to look at someone in a way that shows you find them sexually attractive:
ex: All the men were giving her the glad eye.
cry your eyes out
[c2][idiom]
to cry a lot:
ex: I was so upset that day, I cried my eyes out.
catch someone’s eye
to cause someone to notice something or someone:
ex: e for a present for my mom, and this book caught my eye.
sb’s eyes are bigger than their belly/stomach
[humorous]
something that you say when someone has taken more food than they can eat
the apple of sb’s eye
[old-fashioned]
the person who someone loves most and is very proud of:
ex: His youngest daughter was the apple of his eye.
have eyes in the back of your head
to know everything that is happening around you:
ex: Parents of young children need to have eyes in the back of their heads.