in the public eye

in the public eye
*in the public eye
Fig. publicly; visible to all; conspicuous. (*Typically: be \in the public eye; find oneself \in the public eye; get [into] \in the public eye.) •

Elected officials find themselves constantly in the public eye.

The mayor made it a practice to get into the public eye as much as possible.

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{adj. phr.} Widely known; often seen in public activity; much in the news. * /The senator's activity kept him in the public eye./ * /A big league ballplayer is naturally much in the public eye./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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