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.

* * *
{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.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • The Public Eye (disambiguation) — The Public Eye may refer to: * The Public Eye (play) is a 1962 play by Peter Shaffer. * Magazine published since 1988 by PublicEye.org/Political Research Associates(PRA). * CIA watchdog magazine (spinoff from CounterSpy) magazine, last issue… …   Wikipedia

  • the public eye — ► the public eye the state of being known or of interest to people in general, especially through the media. Main Entry: ↑public …   English terms dictionary

  • the public eye — the state of being known or of interest to people in general, esp. through the media the pressures of being constantly in the public eye …   Useful english dictionary

  • The Public Eye — (1992; en español: El ojo público) es una película estadounidense de cine negro escrita y dirigida por Howard Franklin, y producida por Robert Zemeckis y Sue Baden Powell. Entre el reparto se encuentran Joe Pesci, Barbara Hershey, Stanley Tucci y …   Wikipedia Español

  • The Public Eye (film) — Infobox Film name = The Public Eye caption = Theatrical Poster writer = Howard Franklin starring = Joe Pesci Barbara Hershey Stanley Tucci Richard Schiff Jerry Adler Dominic Chianese director = Howard Franklin producer = Executive Producer:… …   Wikipedia

  • in the public eye — adjective of great interest to the public a person in the public eye • Similar to: ↑public * * * in/out of/the public eye phrase well known or not well known to people in general Her job ke …   Useful english dictionary

  • in the public eye — {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

  • in the public eye — known and talked about by many people. The former senator remained in the public eye even after retirement. We need to keep education in the public eye if we want support for improvements in our schools. Usage notes: the opposite meaning is… …   New idioms dictionary

  • in\ the\ public\ eye — 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 …   Словарь американских идиом

  • in the public eye — index famous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

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