eyes in the back of one's head

eyes in the back of one's head
{n. phr.}, {informal} Ability to know what happens when your back is turned. * /Mother must have eyes in the back of her head, because she always knows when I do something wrong./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • eyes in the back of one's head — {n. phr.}, {informal} Ability to know what happens when your back is turned. * /Mother must have eyes in the back of her head, because she always knows when I do something wrong./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • eyes\ in\ the\ back\ of\ one's\ head — n. phr. informal Ability to know what happens when your back is turned. Mother must have eyes in the back of her head, because she always knows when I do something wrong …   Словарь американских идиом

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  • have eyes in the back of one's head — verb To be particularly, especially uncannily, observant; a perceived ability to see in all directions at once. Its so busy at our office you need eyes in the back of your head to work there! …   Wiktionary

  • have eyes in the back of one's head — know what is going on around one even when one cannot see it. → eye …   English new terms dictionary

  • have eyes in the back of one's head — know what is going on around one even when one cannot see it …   Useful english dictionary

  • have eyes at the back of one's head — able to see everything …   English contemporary dictionary

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