- put a person's eye out
- put a person's eye out1. To blind someone2. To supplant someone in favour• • •Main Entry: ↑eye
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eye — eye1 W1S1 [aı] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for seeing with)¦ 2¦(way of seeing/understanding)¦ 3 keep an eye on something/somebody 4 have/keep your eye on somebody 5 eye contact 6 keep/have one eye/half an eye on somebody/something … Dictionary of contemporary English
eye — 1 /aI/ noun (C) BODY PART 1 one of the two parts of the body that people and animals use to see: Annie has blue eyes. | Close your eyes and count to ten. 2 blue eyed/one eyed/bright eyed/wide eyed etc having blue eyes, one eye, bright eyes, eyes… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
eye\ for\ an\ eye — • an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth A blow or injury should be given back as hard as each one that is received; every crime or injury should be punished or paid back. In ancient times if a man s eye was put out by his enemy, he might get… … Словарь американских идиом
eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth — A blow or injury should be given back as hard as each one that is received; every crime or injury should be punished or paid back. * /In ancient times if a man s eye was put out by his enemy, he might get revenge by putting his enemy s eye out.… … Dictionary of American idioms
eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth — A blow or injury should be given back as hard as each one that is received; every crime or injury should be punished or paid back. * /In ancient times if a man s eye was put out by his enemy, he might get revenge by putting his enemy s eye out.… … Dictionary of American idioms
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an\ eye\ for\ an\ eye — • an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth A blow or injury should be given back as hard as each one that is received; every crime or injury should be punished or paid back. In ancient times if a man s eye was put out by his enemy, he might get… … Словарь американских идиом
