Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
get a black eye — {v. phr.} 1. To receive a dark ring around the eye after being hit by someone s fist or an object. * /In the fistfight Tom got a black eye from Pete./ * /Sue got a black eye when she ran into a tree./ 2. To have one s character denigrated. * /Our … Dictionary of American idioms
get\ a\ black\ eye — v. phr. 1. To receive a dark ring around the eye after being hit by someone s fist or an object. In the fistfight Tom got a black eye from Pete. Sue got a black eye when she ran into a tree. 2. To have one s character denigrated. Our firm… … Словарь американских идиом
black eye — an eye injury that causes the skin to turn black How d you get the black eye? Fighting in a hockey game … English idioms
black eye — {n.} 1. A dark area around one s eye due to a hard blow during a fight, such as boxing. * /Mike Tyson sported a black eye after the big fight./ 2. Discredit. * /Bob s illegal actions will give a black eye to the popular movement he started./ … Dictionary of American idioms
black eye — {n.} 1. A dark area around one s eye due to a hard blow during a fight, such as boxing. * /Mike Tyson sported a black eye after the big fight./ 2. Discredit. * /Bob s illegal actions will give a black eye to the popular movement he started./ … Dictionary of American idioms
eye — or private eye [ī] n. [ME ey, eie < OE ēage, akin to Ger auge < IE base * okw , to see > Gr osse, eyes, ōps, face, eye, L oculus] 1. the organ of sight in humans and animals 2. a) the eyeball b) the iris [brown eyes] … English World dictionary
black — [[t]blæ̱k[/t]] ♦ blacker, blackest, blacks, blacking, blacked 1) COLOUR Something that is black is of the darkest colour that there is, the colour of the sky at night when there is no light at all. She was wearing a black coat with a white collar … English dictionary
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
Black site — blacksite redirects here. For other uses, see Black Site (disambiguation). In military terminology, a black site is a location at which an unacknowledged black project is conducted. Recently, the term has gained notoriety in describing secret… … Wikipedia
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
