an eye to the main chance

  • 1have an eye to the main chance — have an eye for/to/the main chance british phrase to be ready to use any possible opportunity to succeed Thesaurus: to be ready, or to get ready for somethingsynonym Main entry: eye * * * …

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  • 2have an eye for the main chance — have an eye for/on the main chance British & Australian if someone has an eye for the main chance, they are always looking for opportunities to make money and to improve their situation. She was someone who had an eye on the main chance and who… …

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  • 3have an eye on the main chance — have an eye for/on the main chance British & Australian if someone has an eye for the main chance, they are always looking for opportunities to make money and to improve their situation. She was someone who had an eye on the main chance and who… …

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  • 4the main chance — The chief object or best opportunity (esp in the phrase have an eye to the main chance to be aware of opportunity for self enrichment) • • • Main Entry: ↑chance …

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  • 5have an eye for the main chance — have an eye for/to/the main chance british phrase to be ready to use any possible opportunity to succeed Thesaurus: to be ready, or to get ready for somethingsynonym Main entry: eye …

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  • 6with an eye for the main chance — with an eye for/on/to the main chance idiom (BrE, usually disapproving) with the hope of using a particular situation in order to gain some advantage for yourself Main entry: ↑eyeidiom …

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  • 7with an eye on the main chance — with an eye for/on/to the main chance idiom (BrE, usually disapproving) with the hope of using a particular situation in order to gain some advantage for yourself Main entry: ↑eyeidiom …

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  • 8with an eye to the main chance — with an eye for/on/to the main chance idiom (BrE, usually disapproving) with the hope of using a particular situation in order to gain some advantage for yourself Main entry: ↑eyeidiom …

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  • 9main chance — noun Date: 1584 the best chance for personal or financial gain < kept an eye on the main chance > …

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  • 10main chance — an opportunity offering the greatest gain: Being ambitious, he always had an eye for the main chance. [1570 80] * * * …

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