Idioms with EYE

• to catch someone's eye = attract someone's attention, make someone notice.
  If you would catch the waiter's eye, I'd like some more bread.
• to be easy on the eye = be pleasant to look at.
• to be eagle-eyed = be very good at seeing or noticing things.
• to be up to one's eyes (in something) = be extremely busy.
  I'm sorry I didn't call you yesterday, but I was up to my eyes in work.
• to cast/run an eye over something = look quickly over something.
• to cry one's eyes out = cry a lot.
• to have an eye for something = be a good judge of something.
  Her flat is so nice, she obviously has an eye for decoration.
• to have eyes in the back of one's head = be alert, notice everything going on around one.
  The teacher knows everything we do, she must have eyes in the back of her head!
• to keep an eye on something/somebody = look at something/somebody continually and carefully.
  Would you keep an eye on the children while I go to the doctor's?
• to see eye to eye (with someone) (on something) = agree.
  They are a perfect couple, they see eye to eye on most things.
• to turn a blind eye to something = ignore something.
  He knows I always get late, but he just turns a blind eye to it.
• to do something with one's eyes closed = do something very easily.
  Using this fax machine is really easy, you can do it with your eyes closed!
• to keep one's eyes skinned/peeled = remain alert.
  Nobody should see that I'm doing this, so keep your eyes peeled and tell me if someone is coming.
• to open someone's eyes = make somebody realize the truth about something.
• there's more to something that meets the eye = something is more complex than it looks.

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