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Словарь американских идиом 8000 единиц - Letter E.
[each and every] {adj. phr.} Every. - Used for emphasis. * /The
captain wants each and every man to be here at eight o'clock./ * /The
teacher must learn the name of each and every pupil./ Syn.: EVERY
SINGLE.
[each other] or [one another] {pron.} Each one the other; one the
other. * /That man and his wife love each other./ * /Bill and Mary
gave one another Christmas presents last year./ * /All the children at
the party were looking at one another trying to recognize one another
in their masks and costumes./ * /The birds fought each other over the
bread./
[eager beaver] {n. phr.}, {slang} A person who is always eager to
work or do anything extra, perhaps to win the favor of his leader or
boss. * /Jack likes his teacher and works hard for her, but his
classmates call him an eager beaver./ * /The man who was promoted to
be manager was an eager beaver who got to work early and left late and
was always offering to do extra work./
[eagle eye] {n.} Sharp vision like that of an eagle; the ability to
notice even the tiniest details. * /The new boss keeps an eagle eye on
all aspects of our operation./
[ear] See: ABOUT ONE'S EARS or AROUND ONE'S EARS, BELIEVE ONE'S
EARS, DRY BEHIND THE EARS, FLEA IN ONE'S EAR, GIVE AN EAR TO or LEND
AN EAR TO, GO IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER, JUG-EARED, LITTLE PITCHERS
HAVE BIG EARS, MUSIC TO ONE'S EARS, PIN ONE'S EARS BACK, PLAY BY EAR,
PRICK UP ONE'S EARS, ROASTING EAR, TURN A DEAF EAR, UP TO THE CHIN IN
or UP TO THE EARS IN, WET BEHIND THE EARS.
[early] See: BRIGHT AND EARLY.
[early bird] {n} An early riser from bed. * /Jane and Tom are real
early birds; they get up at 6 A.M. every morning./
[early bird catches the worm] or [early bird gets the worm] A
person who gets up early in the morning has the best chance of
succeeding; if you arrive early or are quicker, you get ahead of
others. - A proverb. * /When Billy's father woke him up for school he
said, "The early bird catches the worm."/ * /Charles began looking for
a summer job in January; he knows that the early bird gets the worm./
Compare: FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.
[earn one's keep] {v. phr.} To merit one's salary or keep by
performing the labor or chores that are expected of one. * /John
earned his keep at the music conservatory by dusting off all the
musical instruments every day./
[earnest] See: IN EARNEST.
[ears burn] {informal} To feel embarrassment or shame at hearing
others talk about you. * /Joan overheard the girls criticizing her and
it made her ears burn./ * /Joe's ears burned when he heard his
classmates praising him to each other./
[earth] See: COME BACK TO EARTH or COME DOWN TO EARTH,
DOWN-TO-EARTH, IN THE WORLD or ON EARTH, MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH.
[ear to the ground] {n. phr.}, {informal} Attention directed to the
way things are going, or seem likely to go, or to the way people feel
and think. * /The city manager kept an ear to the ground for a while
before deciding to raise the city employees' pay./ * /Reporters keep
an ear to the ground so as to know as soon as possible what will
happen./
[ease] See: AT EASE or AT ONE'S EASE, ILL AT EASE.
[ease off] or [ease up] {v.} To make or become less nervous; relax;
work easier. * /When the boss realized that John had been overworking,
he eased off his load./ * /With success and prosperity, Mr. Smith was
able to ease off./ Compare: LET UP(3).
[easily] See: BREATHE EASILY or BREATHE FREELY.
[east] See: DOWN EAST.
[easy] See: FREE AND EASY, GET OFF EASY, ON EASY STREET, TAKE IT
EASY or GO EASY or TAKE THINGS EASY.
[easygoing] {adj.} Amiable in manner; relaxed; not excited. *
/Because Al has an easygoing personality, everybody loves him./
[easy as pie] See: PIECE OF CAKE.
[easy come, easy go] {truncated sent.}, {informal} Something you
get quickly and easily may be lost or spent just as easily. *
/Grandfather thought Billy should have to work for the money Father
gave him, saying "Easy come, easy go."/
[easy does it] {informal} Let's do it carefully, without sudden
movements and without forcing too hard or too fast; let's try to just
hard enough but not too hard. * /"Easy does it," said the boss as they
moved the piano through the narrow doorway./ Compare: TAKE IT EASY.
[easy mark] {n.} A foolishly generous person; one from whom it is
easy to get money. * /Bill is known to all the neighborhood beggars as
an easy mark./ See: SOFT TOUCH.
[easy money] {n.}, {informal} Money gained without hard work; money
that requires little or no effort. * /The movie rights to a successful
play mean easy money to the writer of the play./ * /Young people who
look for easy money are usually disappointed./
[eat] See: DOG-EAT-DOG, LIVE HIGH OFF THE HOG or EAT HIGH ON THE
HOG, LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT ATE THE CANARY.
[eat away] {v.} 1. To rot, rust, or destroy. * /Rust was eating
away the pipe./ * /Cancer ate away the healthy flesh./ See: EAT
OUT(2). 2. To gradually consume. * /The ocean waves were gradually
eating the volcanic rocks until they turned into black sand./
[eat away at] {v. phr.} To psychologically gnaw at; to worry
someone. * /Fear of the comprehensive examination was eating away at
Sam./
[eat crow] {v. phr.} To admit you are mistaken or defeated; take
back a mistaken statement. * /John had boasted that he would play on
the first team; but when the coach did not choose him, he had to eat
crow./ * /Fred said he could beat the new man in boxing, but he lost
and had to eat crow./ Compare: BACK DOWN, EAT HUMBLE PIE, EAT ONE'S
WORDS.
[eat dirt] {v. phr.}, {informal} To act humble; accept another's
insult or bad treatment. * /Mr. Johnson was so much afraid of losing
his job that he would eat dirt whenever the boss got mean./
[eat (live) high on the hog] or [eat (live) high off the hog] {v.
phr.} To eat or live well or elegantly. * /For the first few days
after the check arrived, they ate high on the hog./ Compare: IN CLOVER
or IN THE CLOVER, ON EASY STREET.
[eat humble pie] {v. phr.} To be humbled; to accept insult or
shame; admit your error and apologize. * /Tow told a lie about George,
and when he was found out, he had to eat humble pie./ * /In some old
stories a boy with a stepfather has to eat humble pie./
[eating one] {v. phr.} To cause someone to be angry or ill-humored.
* /We can't figure out what's eating Burt, but he hasn't spoken one
pleasant word all day./
[eat like a bird] {v. phr.} To eat very little; have little
appetite. * /Mrs. Benson is on a diet and she eats like a bird./ *
/Alice's mother is worried about her; she eats like a bird and is very
thin./ Contrast: EAT LIKE A HORSE.
[eat like a horse] {v. phr.} To eat a lot; eat hungrily. * /The
harvesters worked into the evening, and then came in and ate like
horses./ Contrast: EAT LIKE A BIRD.
[eat one out of house and home] {v. phr.} 1. To eat so much as to
cause economic hardship. * /Our teenaged sons are so hungry all the
time that they may soon eat us out of house and home./ 2. To overstay
one's welcome. * /We love Bob and Jane very much, but after two weeks
we started to feel that they were eating us out of house and home./
[eat one's cake and have it too] {v. phr.} To use or spend
something and still keep it; have both when you must choose one of two
things. Often used in negative sentences. * /Roger can't make up his
mind whether to go to college or get a job. You can't eat your cake
and have it too./ * /Mary wants to buy a beautiful dress she saw at
the store, but she also wants to save her birthday money for camp. She
wants to eat her cake and have it too./
[eat one's heart out] {v. phr.} To grieve long and hopelessly; to
become thin and weak from sorrow. * /For months after her husband's
death, Joanne simply ate her heart out./ * /We sometimes hear of a dog
eating its heart out for a dead owner./
[eat one's words] also [swallow one's words] {v. phr.} To take back
something you have said; admit something is not true. * /John had
called Harry a coward, but the boys made him eat his words after Harry
bravely fought a big bully./ Compare: EAT CROW.
[eat out] {v.} 1. To eat in a restaurant; eat away from home. *
/Fred ate out often even when he wasn't out of town./ 2. To rust, rot,
or be destroyed in time. * /Rust had eaten out the gun barrel./ See:
EAT AWAY.
[eat out of one's hand] {v. phr.}, {informal} To trust someone
fully; believe or obey someone without question. * /The governor has
the reporters eating out of his hand./ * /Helen is so pretty and
popular that all the boys eat out of her hand./
[eat up] {v.} 1. To eat all of. * /After hiking all afternoon, they
quickly ate up all of the dinner./ 2. To use all of. * /Idle talk had
eaten up the hour before they knew it./ 3. {slang} To accept eagerly;
welcome. * /The girls told John he was a hero because he made the
winning touchdown, and he ate up their praise./ * /Jim told Martha
that she was as smart as she was beautiful and Martha ate it up./
[edge] See: HAVE AN EDGE ON, ON EDGE, SET ONE'S TEETH ON EDGE, TAKE
THE EDGE OFF, THE EDGE.
[edge away] {v. phr.} To withdraw or retreat gradually. *
/Frightened by the growling tiger guarding its catch, the hunter
carefully edged away./
[edge in] {v.} To move slowly; get in quietly, especially with some
difficulty, by force or without a big enough opening. * /People had
crowded around the senator, but Don succeeded in edging in./ * /Harry
edged the book in on the shelf./
[edge in (on)] {v. phr.} 1. To gradually approach an individual or
a group with the intent of taking over or wielding power. * /Jack was
edging in on the firm of Smith and Brown and after half a year
actually became its vice president./ 2. To approach for capture (said
of a group). * /The hunters were edging in on the wounded leopard./
[edge on] {adv. phr.} Edgewise; with the narrow side forward. *
/The board struck him edge on./
[edge out] {v.} To defeat in competition or rivalry; take the place
of; force out. * /Harry edged out Tom for a place in Mary's
affections./ * /Signal lights on cars have gradually edged out hand
signals./
[edgeways] See: GET A WORD IN or GET A WORD IN EDGEWISE, also GET A
WORD IN EDGEWAYS.
[edgewise] See: GET A WORD IN or GET A WORD IN EDGEWAYS.
[education] See: HIGHER EDUCATION.
[effect] See: IN EFFECT, INTO EFFECT, SOUND EFFECTS, TAKE EFFECT,
TO THAT EFFECT, TO THE EFFECT THAT,
[effigy] See: HANG IN EFFIGY or BURN IN EFFIGY.
[egg] See: BAD EGG, GOOD EGG, KILL THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN
EGG, LAY AN EGG, PUT ALL ONE'S EGGS IN ONE BASKET, ROTTEN EGG.
[egg on] {v.} To urge on; excite; lead to action. * /Joe's wife
egged him on to spend money to show off./ * /The big boys egged on the
two little boys to fight./ Compare: PUT UP(6).
[either a feast or a famine] See: FEAST OR A FAMINE.
[either hide or hair] See: HIDE OR HAIR.
[eke out] {v.} 1. To fill out or add a little to; increase a
little. * /Mr. Jones eked out a country teacher's small salary by
hunting and trapping in the winter./ * /The modest meal was eked out
with bread and milk./ 2. To get (little) by hard work; to earn with
difficulty. * /Fred eked out a bare living by farming on a rocky
hillside./
[elbow] See: AT ONE'S ELBOW, ELBOW ROOM, RUB ELBOWS, UP TO THE CHIN
IN or UP TO THE ELBOWS IN.
[elbow grease] {n.} Exertion; effort; energy. * /"You'll have to
use a little more elbow grease to get these windows clean," Mother
said to Ed./
[elbow one's way into] or [out of] {v. phr.} To force entry into a
place by using one's elbows. * /The bus was so crowded that, in order
to get off in time, we had to elbow our way to the exit door./
[elbow room] {n.} Adequate space to move around or to work in. *
/He doesn't require a huge office, but we must at least give him elbow
room./
[element] See: IN ONE'S ELEMENT, OUT OF ONE'S ELEMENT.
[eleventh hour] {adj. phr.} Pertaining to the last minutes; the
last opportunity to accomplish a task. * /The editors made several
eleventh hour changes in the headlines of the morning paper./
[else] See: SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN.
[emcee] See: MASTER OF CEREMONIES.
[end] See: AT LOOSE ENDS, AT ONE'S WITS' END, BURN THE CANDLE AT
BOTH ENDS, GO OFF THE DEEP END, HAIR STAND ON END, HOLD ONE'S END UP
or HOLD UP ONE'S END or KEEP ONE'S END UP or KEEP UP ONE'S END, LIVING
END, LOOSE ENDS, MAKE AN END OF, MAKE ENDS MEET, NO END, NO END TO or
NO END OF, ON END, PUT AN END OF, REAR END, SHORT END, SPLIT END, TAG
END or TAIL END, TIGHT END, TO THE BITTER END, WORLD WITHOUT END.
[end for end] {adv. phr.} In a reversed or opposite position (as
upside down or backwards); the other way around; over. * /The box
turned end for end as it fell, and everything spilled out./ * /The
wind caught the canoe and turned it end for end./
[end in itself] {n. phr.} Something wanted for its own sake; a
purpose, aim, or goal we want for itself alone and not as a way to
something else. * /The miser never spent his gold because for him it
was an end in itself./
[end of one's rope] or [end of one's tether] {n. phr.}, {informal}
The end of your trying or imagining; the last of your ability, or
ideas of how to do more. * /Frank was out of work and broke, and he
was at the end of his rope./ * /The doctor saw that Mother had reached
the end of her tether, and told us to send her away for a holiday./
Compare: AT ONE'S WIT'S END, FED UP, UP AGAINST IT, UP A TREE.
[end of the road] or [end of the line] {n. phr.} The final result
or end (as of a way of action or behavior); the condition that comes
when you can do no more. * /He had left a trail of forgery and
dishonesty across seven states; he had got out of each trouble with a
new trick. Now the police had caught up with him, and it was the end
of the road./ * /"When I get to the end of the line," Jones thought,
"I'd like my children to like and respect me still."/
[end run] {n.} A football play in which a back tries to run around
one end of the opponent's line. * /Smith's end run scored the winning
touchdown./
[end up] {v.} 1. To come to an end; be ended or finished; stop. *
/How does the story end up?/ 2. To finally reach or arrive; land. * /I
hope you don't end up in jail./ 3. {informal} To die, be killed. *
/The gangster ended up in the electric chair./ 4. or [finish up]. To
put an end to; finish; stop. * /The politician finally ended up his
speech./ Syn.: WIND UP.
[end zone] {n.} Either of the marked areas behind the goal line. *
/He caught a pass in the end zone for a touchdown./
[engage in small talk] {v. phr.} To converse with a stranger or
casual acquaintance about matters of no great importance in order to
make the time go faster. * /The patients in the doctor's waiting room
engaged in small talk complaining about the hot weather./
[English] See: BODY ENGLISH.
[enjoy oneself] {v. phr.} To have a good time; be happy; feel
pleasure. * /Mary enjoyed herself at the party./ * /"Enjoy yourselves,
children," Mother urged the guests at our party./
[enlarge on] or [enlarge upon] or [expand on] or [expand upon] {v.}
To talk or write more about; say or explain more completely or at
greater length. * /The teacher enlarged on the uses of atomic power./
[en masse] {adv. phr.} As a group; in one big mass or group. - Used
after the word it modifies. * /The school turned out en masse to cheer
the returning astronaut./
[enough] See: GIVE ONE ENOUGH ROPE, AND HE WILL HANG HIMSELF, KNOW
ENOUGH TO COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN, LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE, SURE ENOUGH.
[enough is enough] That's enough, let's not have any more; that
will do, let's cut it short; that's the limit, let's stop there. * /"I
don't mind good clean fun, but enough is enough," the principal said./
[enterprise] See: FREE ENTERPRISE.
[entry] See: PORT OF ENTRY.
[envy] See: GREEN WITH ENVY.
[equal to] {adj. phr.} Able to meet, do, or control; able to do
something about. * /The situation took quick thinking, but John was
equal to it./ * /When a guest upset the coffee pot, Mrs. Smith's tact
and quickness of mind were equal to the occasion./
[equal to the occasion] {adj. phr.} Capable of handling the
situation. * /Although he had never before assisted in childbirth, the
taxi driver proved equal to the occasion and helped deliver the baby
in his cab./
[error] See: TRIAL AND ERROR.
[evaporate into thin air] See: DISAPPEAR INTO THIN AIR.
[eve] See: ON THE EVE OF.
[even] See: BREAK EVEN, GET EVEN, ON AN EVEN KEEL.
[evening] See: GOOD EVENING.
[even so] {adv.} Although that is true; nevertheless; still. * /The
fire was out, but even so, the smell of smoke was strong./
[event] See: IN ANY CASE or AT ALL EVENTS, IN ANY CASE also IN ANY
EVENT or AT ALL EVENTS, IN CASE or IN THE EVENT, IN CASE OF also IN
THE EVENT OF.
[ever] See: FOREVER AND EVER, HARDLY EVER or SCARCELY EVER.
[ever so much] {adv.} Very much; truly. * /I am ever so much in
your debt for your kind assistance when I needed it most./
[every] See: AT EVERY TURN, EACH AND EVERY.
[every cloud has a silver lining] Every trouble has something
hopeful that you can see in it, like the bright edge around a dark
cloud. - A proverb. * /The doctor told Tommy to cheer up when he had
measles. "Every cloud has a silver lining," he said./ Compare: IT'S AN
ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD.
[every dog has his day] Everyone will have his chance or turn;
everyone is lucky or popular at some time. - A proverb. * /Mary will
be able to go to dances like her sister when she grows up. Every dog
has his day./
[every inch] {adv. phr.} To the last part, in every way;
completely. * /He was every inch a man./ * /Henry looked every inch a
soldier./
[every last] See: EVERY SINGLE.
[every last man] also [every man jack] {n. phr.} Every single man;
each man without exception. * /I want every last man to be here on
time tomorrow morning./ * /Every man jack of you must do his duty./
[every man jack] See: EVERY LAST MAN.
[every now and then] or [every now and again] or [every so often]
or [every once in a while] {adv. phr.} At fairly regular intervals;
fairly often; repeatedly. * /John comes to visit me every now and
then./ * /It was hot work, but every so often Susan would bring us
something cold to drink./ Compare: NOW AND THEN.
[every other] {adj. phr.} Every second; every alternate. * /The
milkman comes every other day./ * /On St. Patrick's Day, it seems as
if every other man you meet is wearing a shamrock./
[every single] or [every last] {adj. phr.} Every. - Used for
emphasis. * /She dropped the box, and when she opened it, every single
glass was broken./ * /When she got home she found every last tomato in
the box was rotten./ Syn.: EACH AND EVERY.
[every so often] See: EVERY NOW AND THEN.
[everything] See: HOLD IT or HOLD EVERYTHING.
[every time one turns around] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Very often. *
/Mr. Winston must be rich. He buys a new suit every time he turns
around./ * /No, Charles - I can't drive you to the park every time I
turn around./
[every which way] also [any which way] In all directions. * /Bricks
and boards were scattered in confusion on the ground every which way,
just as they had fallen after the tornado./ Compare HELTER-SKELTER.
[evidence] See: IN EVIDENCE.
[example] See: FOR EXAMPLE, MAKE AN EXAMPLE OF.
[except for] or {formal} [but for] {prep.} 1. With the exception
of; if (a certain person or thing) were left out; omitting. * /Except
for John, the whole class passed the test./ 2. Without. * /I'd have
been lost but for you./
[exception] See: TAKE EXCEPTION TO.
[exception proves the rule] Something unusual that does not follow
a rule tests that rule to see if it is true; if there are too many
exceptions, the rule is no good. - A proverb. * /Frank is very short
but is a good basketball player. He is the exception that proves the
rule./
[excuse oneself] {v. phr.} 1. To think of reasons for not being to
blame; think yourself not at fault. * /John excused himself for his
low grades on the ground that the teacher didn't like him./ 2. To ask
to be excused after doing something impolite. * /John excused himself
for his tardiness, saying his watch was wrong./ 3. To ask permission
to leave a group or place. * /The committee meeting lasted so long
that Mr. Wilkins excused himself to keep an appointment./ * /John had
to go to the dentist's, so he excused himself and left the classroom./
[exert oneself] {v. phr.} To make an effort; try hard; work hard. *
/Susan exerted herself all year to earn good marks./ * /Jerry exerted
himself to please the new girl./
[expand on] or [expand upon] See: ENLARGE ON or ENLARGE UPON.
[explain away] {v.} To explain (something) so that it does not seem
true or important. * /John explained away his unfinished homework by
showing the teacher his broken arm in a cast./ * /It is hard to
explain away Abraham Lincoln's dream about being dead, which he had a
few days before he was shot./ * /The man could not explain away the
gun and the marked money from the bank robbery that the police found
in his car./
[explain oneself] {v. phr.} 1. To make your meaning plainer; make
your first statement clear. * /When we didn't understand Fritz, he
went on to explain himself./ 2. To give a good reason for something
you did or failed to do which seems wrong. * /When Jack brought Mary
home at three o'clock in the morning, her father asked him to explain
himself./
[explode a bombshell] {v. phr.}, {informal} To say something
startling; suggest or show something astonishing or shocking, * /The
police exploded a bombshell when they arrested the kindly old banker
for stealing money from the bank./ * /The principal exploded a
bombshell by cancelling the dance as a penalty./ * /Political leaders
exploded a bombshell when they picked the young lawyer to run for
mayor./
[express oneself] {v. phr.} To say what you think or feel; put your
thoughts or feelings into words by speaking or writing. * /The boy
expressed himself well in debate./ * /The mayor expressed himself as
opposed to any borrowing./
[extend one's sympathy to] {v. phr.} To offer one's condolences on
the occasion of a death or similarly tragic event. * /All of Tom's
colleagues extended their sympathy to him when his wife and daughter
were killed in a car accident./
[eye] See: APPLE OF ONE'S EYE, BAT AN EYE or BAT AN EYELASH,
BELIEVE ONE'S EYES, CATCH ONE'S EYE, CLEAR-EYED, CLOSE ONE'S EYES or
SHUT ONE'S EYES, EYES OPEN, EYE OUT, EYE TO, FEAST ONE'S EYES ON,
FOUR-EYES, GET THE EYE, GIVE THE EYE, GREEN-EYED MONSTER, HALF AN EYE,
HAVE AN EYE ON, HAVE EYES ONLY FOR, HIT BETWEEN THE EYES, IN ONE'S
MIND'S EYE, IN THE PUBLIC EYE, KEEP AN EYE ON or KEEP ONE'S EYE ON,
KEEP ONE'S EYES PEELED or KEEP ONE'S EYES SKINNED, LAY EYES ON or SET
EYES ON, LOOK IN THE EYE, MAKE EYES AT, MEET ONE'S EYE, MISTY-EYED or
DEWEY-EYED, ONE EYE ON, OPEN ONE'S EYES or OPEN UP ONE'S EYES, OUT OF
THE CORNER OF ONE'S EYE, PULL THE WOOL OVER ONE'S EYES, SEE EYE TO
EYE, SHUT-EYE, SIGHT FOR SORE EYES, STARS IN ONE'S EYES, ROUND-EYED or
WIDE-EYED also LARGE-EYED, PRIVATE EYE, TO THE EYE, UP TO THE CHIN IN
or UP TO THE EYES IN, WEATHER EYE.
[eyebrow] See: RAISE EYEBROWS.
[eye-catcher] {n.} Something that strongly attracts the eye. See:
CATCH ONE'S EYE. * /That new girl in our class is a real eye-catcher./
[eye-catching] See: CATCH ONE'S EYE.
[eye-filling] {adj.}, {literary} Attractive to the eye; beautiful;
especially grand; splendid; majestic. * /The mountains in
the distance were an eye-filling sight./
[eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth] A blow or injury should be
given back as hard as each one that is received; every crime or injury
should be punished or paid back. * /In ancient times if a man's eye
was put out by his enemy, he might get revenge by putting his enemy's
eye out. This was the rule of "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a
tooth."/ Sometimes used in a short form. * /Churches today teach that
we should forgive people who hurt us, not follow the rule of "an eye
for an eye."/ (From the old command in the Bible meaning when you pay
back a person, you should not hurt him more than he hurt you.)
Compare: DOG EAT DOG, GIVE AS GOOD AS ONE GETS, TIT FOR TAT.
[eye-opener] See: OPEN ONE'S EYES.
[eye out] Careful watch or attention; guard. - Used after "keep",
"have" or "with". * /Keep an eye out. We're close to Joe's house./ -
Usually used with "for". * /Mary has her eye out for bargains./ *
/They went through the woods very quietly, with an eye out for
Indians./ Compare: LOOK OUT(2), ON GUARD, ON THE ALERT, ON THE WATCH.
[eyes are bigger than one's stomach] {informal} You want more food
than you can eat. * /Annie took a second big helping of pudding, but
her eyes were bigger than her stomach./ * /"Your eyes are bigger than
your stomach," mother told little Tommy when he piled up food on his
plate./
[eye shadow] {n. phr.} A cream used to darken the eyelids in order
to make the eyes more noticeable. * /Jane's mother told her that girls
in the ninth grade shouldn't be using eye shadow./
[eyes in the back of one's head] {n. phr.}, {informal} Ability to
know what happens when your back is turned. * /Mother must have eyes
in the back of her head, because she always knows when I do something
wrong./
[eyes open] 1. Careful watch or attention; readiness to see. -
Usually used with "for". * /Keep your eyes open for a boy in a red cap
and sweater./ * /The hunter had his eyes open for rabbits./ * /They
drove on with their eyes open for a gas station./ Syn.: EYE OUT, KEEP
ONE'S EYES PEELED. 2. Full knowledge; especially of consequences;
understanding of what will or might result. - Used with "have" or
"with". * /Automobile racing is dangerous. Bob went into it with his
eyes open./ * /Betty had her eyes open when she got married./
Contrast: CLOSE ONE'S EYES.
[eyes pop out] {informal} (You) are very much surprised. - Used
with a possessive noun or pronoun. * /Mary's eyes popped out when her
mother entered her classroom./ * /When Joan found a clock radio under
the Christmas tree, her eyes popped out./
[eye teeth] See: CUT ONE'S EYE TEETH ON at CUT TEETH(2).
[eye to] 1. Attention to. - Usually used with "have" or "with". *
/Have an eye to spelling in these test papers./ 2. Plan for, purpose
of. - Usually used with "have" or "with". * /Save your money now with
an eye to the future./ * /John is going to college with an eye to
becoming a lawyer./
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