eyes\ in\ the\ back\ of\ one's\ head
- eyes\ in\ the\ back\ of\ one's\ head
n. phr. informal
Ability to know what happens when your back is turned.
Mother must have eyes in the back of her head, because she always knows when I do something wrong.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань".
Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс.
1997.
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