- four-eyes
- noun slangA person who wears glasses. - a rude expression,
Hey, four-eyes, come over here.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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