I bought ice cream, but Jimmy had his eye on some candy.
John has his eye on a scholarship so he can go to college.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
have one half an eye on something — have one eye/half an eye on sth idiom to look at or watch sth while doing sth else, especially in a secret way so that other people do not notice • During his talk, most of the delegates had one eye on the clock. Main entry: ↑eyeidiom … Useful english dictionary
have (or with) an eye to — have (or having) as one s objective. → eye … English new terms dictionary
have one's eye on — ► have (or keep) one s eye on 1) keep under careful observation. 2) (have one s eye on) aim to acquire. Main Entry: ↑eye … English terms dictionary
have one eye an eye on something — have one eye/half an eye on sth idiom to look at or watch sth while doing sth else, especially in a secret way so that other people do not notice • During his talk, most of the delegates had one eye on the clock. Main entry: ↑eyeidiom … Useful english dictionary
have one eye on — phrase to keep looking at or paying attention to someone or something while you are doing something else I had one eye on the clock the whole time. Thesaurus: general words meaning to look or not looksynonym to pay attentionsynonym to look at… … Useful english dictionary
have one's eye on — I. phrasal 1. : to look at 2. : to watch constantly and attentively : keep one s eyes on 3. : to have as an objective II. phrasal : to have marked intentions of acquiring or possessing had his eye on a little cottage up in the mountains … Useful english dictionary
have\ one's\ eye\ on — • keep an eye on • keep one s eye on • have one s eye on v. phr. 1. To watch carefully; not stop paying attention to. Keep an eye on the stove in case the coffee boils. You must keep your eye on the ball when you play tennis. A good driver keeps… … Словарь американских идиом
have one eye on something — have/keep one eye on (something/someone) to give part of your attention to one thing or person while also giving your attention to something or someone else. As he listened to the speaker he kept one eye on the crowd to gauge their response … New idioms dictionary
have one eye on someone — have/keep one eye on (something/someone) to give part of your attention to one thing or person while also giving your attention to something or someone else. As he listened to the speaker he kept one eye on the crowd to gauge their response … New idioms dictionary
have one eye on — have/keep one eye on (something/someone) to give part of your attention to one thing or person while also giving your attention to something or someone else. As he listened to the speaker he kept one eye on the crowd to gauge their response … New idioms dictionary
