Topic: Eyes Flashcards

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glaucoma

noun [ U ]

A

a disease of the eye that can cause a person to gradually lose their sight

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eagle eye

noun [ C usually singular ]

A

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.

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give sb the glad eye

[old-fashioned slang]

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to look at someone in a way that shows you find them sexually attractive:

ex: All the men were giving her the glad eye.

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cry your eyes out

[c2][idiom]

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to cry a lot:

ex: I was so upset that day, I cried my eyes out.

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catch someone’s eye

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to cause someone to notice something or someone:

ex: e for a present for my mom, and this book caught my eye.

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sb’s eyes are bigger than their belly/stomach

[humorous]

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something that you say when someone has taken more food than they can eat

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the apple of sb’s eye

[old-fashioned]

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the person who someone loves most and is very proud of:

ex: His youngest daughter was the apple of his eye.

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have eyes in the back of your head

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to know everything that is happening around you:

ex: Parents of young children need to have eyes in the back of their heads.

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