give the eye
1give the eye — verb look at with a critical eye When the movie star entered, all the women gave him the once over • Syn: ↑give the once over • Hypernyms: ↑look • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Someb …
2give the eye to — phrasal : to look at people walk past here just to give me the eye Joseph Mitchell especially in admiration or with a more or less open display of sexual interest sailors giving the eye to every girl in the port …
3give the eye — to look at a stranger in a manner denoting a sexual interest Unless it is the evil eye, which may cast an unpleasant spell on the victim: They had been giving each other the eye on and off since he first saw her. (Fiennes, 1996) …
4give the once over — verb look at with a critical eye When the movie star entered, all the women gave him the once over • Syn: ↑give the eye • Hypernyms: ↑look • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s some …
5give an eye to — phrasal : look after : give attention to go into the garden and give an eye to your children Katherine Mansfield * * * give an eye to To attend to • • • Main Entry: ↑eye …
6give someone the eye — informal phrase to look at someone in a way that shows you are sexually attracted to them You see that guy over there – I’m pretty sure he was giving me the eye. Thesaurus: to look at someone in a particular wayhyponym to start a romantic or… …
7give someone the eye — ► give someone the eye informal look at someone with sexual interest. Main Entry: ↑eye …
8give a person the eye — (informal) To look at someone in a sexually inviting way • • • Main Entry: ↑eye …
9get the eye — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To be looked at, especially with interest and liking. * /The pretty girl got the eye as she walked past the boys on the street corner./ 2. To be looked at or stared at, especially in a cold, unfriendly way. * /When Mary… …
10get the eye — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To be looked at, especially with interest and liking. * /The pretty girl got the eye as she walked past the boys on the street corner./ 2. To be looked at or stared at, especially in a cold, unfriendly way. * /When Mary… …
