(one's eye)
11out of the corner of one's eye — {adv. phr.} Without looking at a person or thing directly or openly; secretly; without being noticed. * /The cat looked at the mouse out of the corner of his eye./ * /Mike watched the boys across the street out of the corner of his eye as he… …
12out of the corner of one's eye — {adv. phr.} Without looking at a person or thing directly or openly; secretly; without being noticed. * /The cat looked at the mouse out of the corner of his eye./ * /Mike watched the boys across the street out of the corner of his eye as he… …
13apple of one's eye — Etymology: obsolete apple of the eye pupil of the eye : something highly cherished his daughter is the apple of his eye * * * something or someone very precious or dear: His new baby girl was the apple of his eye. [orig. in reference to the pupil …
14have (or keep) one's eye on — keep under careful observation. ↘(have one s eye on) aim to acquire. → eye …
15have one's eye on — ► have (or keep) one s eye on 1) keep under careful observation. 2) (have one s eye on) aim to acquire. Main Entry: ↑eye …
16keep one's eye on — ► have (or keep) one s eye on 1) keep under careful observation. 2) (have one s eye on) aim to acquire. Main Entry: ↑eye …
17keep one's eye on the ball — ► keep one s eye on (or take one s eye off) the ball keep (or fail to keep) one s attention focused on the matter in hand. Main Entry: ↑ball …
18take one's eye off the ball — ► keep one s eye on (or take one s eye off) the ball keep (or fail to keep) one s attention focused on the matter in hand. Main Entry: ↑ball …
19keep one's eye on the ball — keep one s eye on (or take one s eye off) the ball keep (or fail to keep) one s attention focused on the matter in hand …
20the apple of one's eye — ► the apple of one s eye a person of whom one is extremely fond and proud. [ORIGIN: originally denoting the pupil of the eye, extended as a symbol of something cherished.] Main Entry: ↑apple …