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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.