Apple of Someone’s Eye = Cục cưng của ai đó (người thân hoặc món đồ cưng)

• Linda is the apple of her father’s eye.
• My iPhone 7 is the apple of my eye.

Bird’s-eye View = tầm nhìn bao quát

• His bird’s-eye view of the market will help us beat our competitors.
• The hotel provides a lovely bird’s-eye view over th

Catch Someone’s Eye = bắt gặp ánh mắt ai đó, làm ai đó phải chú ý

• I caught the waitperson’s eye. He’ll be with us shortly.
• That house on Elm street certainly caught my eye. Should we talk a look inside.

Cry One’s Eyes Out = khóc sưng cả mắt

• I think you just need to cry your eyes out to get it all out of your system.
• Maria’s crying her eyes out. I wonder what happened?

Eagle Eye: con mắt tinh tường (quan sát tốt và giỏi phát hiện chi tiết hoặc sai sót)

• Show it to the editor. She has an eagle eye and will catch any mistake.
• Luckily Tom’s eagle eye saw the discounted sweater I was looking for.

Feast One’s Eyes on Something = nhìn cho đã mắt (món đồ quý)

• Feast your eyes on my new watch. Isn’t it beautiful?!
• I can’t stop feasting my eyes on my new car.

Get a Black Eye = (nghĩa đen) bị bầm mắt (nghĩa bóng: bị thua tơi tả)

• I got a black eye when I bumped into the door.
• I guess we got a black eye trying to compete with that big corporation.

Get some shut-eye = đi ngủ

• It’s time for me to get some shut-eye.

Get Stars in One’s Eyes = trầm trồ ngưỡng mộ, thần tượng ai đó hoặc bị ám ảnh muốn trở thành ngôi sao

• Ever since Janet got the lead role in the high school play, she’s got stars in her eyes.
• Just because you are handsome doesn’t mean you need to get stars in your eyes.

Give Someone the Eye = Nhìn ai bằng ánh mắt chê trách

• The teacher was giving me the eye during the test. I guess he thought I might cheat.
• Don’t give me the eye! You’re the one who caused this mess.

Have Eyes Bigger than Your Stomach = Mắt to hơn bụng

• Little children tend to have eyes bigger than their stomachs.
• I remember one crazy night when my best friend had eyes bigger than his stomach. He ordered more than six different meals!

Have Eyes in the Back of One’s Head = có gắn thêm con mắt sau lưng (cái gì cũng thấy)

• My mom had eyes in the back of her head. I never got away with anything.
• Do you have eyes in the back of your head? How did you notice that?

(Have/Keep Someone’s) Eyes Wide Open = Mắt mở to (vì ngạc nhiên hoặc sợ hãi hoặc giận dữ)

• He had his eyes wide open.

Hit the Bull’s-eye = bắn trúng hồng tâm (chạm mục tiêu)

• I think we hit the bull’s-eye with our new product line.
• You’ve hit the bull’s-eye by getting that job.

In the Public Eye = luôn bị dư luận soi xét

• You’ll be in the public eye if you take that job.
• Hollywood actors are all in the pubic eye.

Keep One’s Eye on the Ball = tập trung vào công việc

• You need to keep your eye on the ball no matter how long it takes to succeed.
• His ability to keep his eye on the ball assured his eventual success.

See eye to eye = có cùng quan điểm

• He and I don’t always see eye to eye.

To eyeball someone = trợn mắt đe dọa ai

• That bully eyeballs everyone like he wants to pick a fight. (Thằng đó ỷ to con ăn hiếp người khác gặp ai cũng trợn mắt với người ta như thể muốn đánh nhau.)

Turn a Blind Eye to Someone or Something = mắt nhắm mắt mở cho qua, bỏ qua

• Just turn a blind eye to Ted. He’ll never change.
• I’m going to turn a blind eye to that problem for the moment.

Without Batting an Eye = một cách tỉnh bơ, không hề chớp mắt (xem là chuyện nhỏ)

• He purchased the $2 million home without batting an eye.
• John made the decision without batting an eye.