eyeful (of someone or something)
- eyeful (of someone or something)
*an eyeful (of someone or something)
Fig. a shocking or surprising sight. (*Typically:
get \eyeful (of someone or something)
; have \eyeful (of someone or something)
; givesomeone \eyeful (of someone or something).) •
The office door opened for a minute and I got an eyeful of the interior.
•
Mary got an eyeful of the company's extravagant spending when she saw the bill for the executive board's catered lunch.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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eyeful — noun (C) 1 an amount of liquid, dust, or sand that has got into someone s eye 2 slang something or someone, especially a woman, who is very attractive to look at: She s quite an eyeful! 3 get an eyeful of this/that! spoken especially BrE used to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
eyeful — eye|ful [ˈaıful] n 1.) an eyeful informal a) if you get an eyeful of something interesting or shocking, you see it b) old fashioned something or someone, especially a woman, who is very attractive to look at 2.) an amount of liquid, dust, or sand … Dictionary of contemporary English
eyeful, an — 1. Something or someone interesting or attractive to look at. 2. have (take) an eyeful Look with interest … A concise dictionary of English slang
get an eyeful — informal to clearly see someone or something that is surprising. Ed got an eyeful on the beach when a woman took her top off right in front of him. Get an eyeful of this! (= Look at this) I bet you ve never seen so much money in one place before … New idioms dictionary
get/have an eyeful — ◇ If you get/have an eyeful of something or if someone gives you an eyeful of something, you see it very clearly or you see a lot of it or too much of it. They wanted to see nature and got an eyeful during the camping trip. These phrases often… … Useful english dictionary
get an eyeful (of something) — informal phrase to look at something surprising or shocking Thesaurus: general words meaning to look or not looksynonym to look at someone in a particular wayhyponym Main entry: eyeful * * * have/get an eyeful (of s … Useful english dictionary
eye·ful — /ˈaıˌfʊl/ noun [singular] informal 1 : something that is very surprising, attractive, etc., to look at The view of the mountains is an eyeful. 2 : an attractive person : a beautiful woman She s a real eyeful! get/have an eyef … Useful english dictionary
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look — 1. verb 1) Mrs Wright looked at him Syn: glance, gaze, stare, gape, peer, peep, peek, watch, observe, view, regard, examine, inspect, eye, scan, scrutinize, survey, stu … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary