meet\ one's\ eye

meet\ one's\ eye
v. phr.
To be in plain view or come into plain view; appear clearly or obviously.

When John rounded the bend, a clear blue lake met his eye.

On a first reading the plan looked good, but there was more to it than met the eye.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • meet one's eye — {v. phr.} To be in plain view or come into plain view; appear clearly or obviously. * /When John rounded the bend, a clear blue lake met his eye./ * /On a first reading the plan looked good, but there was more to it than met the eye./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • meet one's eye — {v. phr.} To be in plain view or come into plain view; appear clearly or obviously. * /When John rounded the bend, a clear blue lake met his eye./ * /On a first reading the plan looked good, but there was more to it than met the eye./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • eye — See: APPLE OF ONE S EYE, BAT AN EYE or BAT AN EYELASH, BELIEVE ONE S EYES, CATCH ONE S EYE, CLEAR EYED, CLOSE ONE S EYES or SHUT ONE S EYES, EYES OPEN, EYE OUT, EYE TO, FEAST ONE S EYES ON, FOUR EYES, GET THE EYE, GIVE THE EYE, GREEN EYED MONSTER …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • eye — See: APPLE OF ONE S EYE, BAT AN EYE or BAT AN EYELASH, BELIEVE ONE S EYES, CATCH ONE S EYE, CLEAR EYED, CLOSE ONE S EYES or SHUT ONE S EYES, EYES OPEN, EYE OUT, EYE TO, FEAST ONE S EYES ON, FOUR EYES, GET THE EYE, GIVE THE EYE, GREEN EYED MONSTER …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • eye — See: apple of one s eye, bat an eye or bat an eyelash, believe one s eyes, catch one s eye, clear eyed, close one s eyes or shut one s eyes, eyes open, eye out, eye to, feast one s eyes on, four eyes, get the eye, give one the eye, green eyed… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Meet — (m[=e]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Met} (m[e^]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Meeting}.] [OE. meten, AS. m[=e]tan, fr. m[=o]t, gem[=o]t, a meeting; akin to OS. m[=o]tian to meet, Icel. m[ae]ta, Goth. gam[=o]tjan. See {Moot}, v. t.] 1. To join, or come in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • meet — I. /mit / (say meet) verb (met, meeting) –verb (t) 1. to come into contact, junction, or connection with. 2. to come before or to (the eye, gaze, ear, etc.). 3. to come into the company of: I met him in the street; I ll meet you at the restaurant …  

  • Meet the Wife — Genre Sitcom Created by Chesney and Wolfe Starring Freddie Frinton Thora Hird Country of origin United Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • Meet the World — Tokyo Disneyland Land Tomorrowland Opening date April 15, 1983 Closing date June 30, 2002 Meet the World ( …   Wikipedia

  • Meet Jane Doe — Dollhouse episode Episode no. Season 2 Episode 7 Directed by Dwight Little Written by …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”