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.


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