The eye
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1. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
2. look someone in the eye - If you look someone in the eye, or eyes, you look at them directly so as to convince them that you are telling the truth, even though you may be lying.
He looked the boss in the eye and said he saw nothing.
look (someone) (right/straighbt) in the eye - to face and look at someone directly
I looked the salesman right in the eye and asked for a lower price.
My friend looked me straight in the eye and asked for some money.
3. more than meets the eye - This expression means that something is more complicated or more interesting than it first appears.
They say it's just a disagreement, but we think there's more to it than meets the eye.
4. one in the eye - If an event or development is an unexpected disappointment or defeat for someone, you can say that it is one in the eye for that person.
My promotion was one in the eye for my ambitious colleague.
one in the eye (for somebody/something)
(informal) a result, action, etc. that represents a defeat or disappointment for somebody/something
The appointment of a woman was one in the eye for male domination.
5. get the eye from (someone) - to be looked at by someone in a hostile or unfriendly or critical way
We got the eye from the manager of the restaurant when we entered in our old clothes.
6. give (someone) the eye - - to look at someone in a hostile or unfriendly way
I gave the woman in the restaurant the eye but she ignored me.
7. naked eye
- the human eye (not using a microscope or binoculars or a telescope etc.)
It was difficult to see the star with the naked eye.
the naked eye - the normal power of your eyes without the help of an instrument
The planet should be visible with/to the naked eye.
to the naked eye - as something is seen exactly as you look at it
To the naked eye, it looked like there was little damage to the car after the accident, but actually there was much damage.
8. be easy on the eye - to have an attractive appearance
It's not a painting which is easy on the eye, but it attracts your attention for other reasons.
9. in the eye of (something) - At, in, or amidst the central or focal point of something.
The social advocate found herself in the eye of the debate regarding abortion law.
under the (watchful) eye of somebody - being watched carefully by somebody
The children played under the watchful eye of their father.
10. please the eye - to be very attractive to look at
11. as far as the eye can/could see - to the horizon (= where the sky meets the land or sea)
The bleak moorland stretched on all sides as far as the eye could see.
12. in the public eye - well known to many people through newspapers and television
She doesn't want her children growing up in the public eye.
Qs:
1. Почему единственное число?
vs.
in the eyes of the law, world, etc. - according to the law, most people in the world, etc.
In the eyes of the law she is guilty though few ordinary people would think so.
2. Почему the?
Есть примеры с притяжательными местоимениями: ....with the gleam in his eye
eye noun BrE /aɪ/ ; NAmE /aɪ/
4. way of seeing
[countable, usually singular] a particular way of seeing something
He looked at the design with the eye of an engineer.
She viewed the findings with a critical eye.
To my eye, the windows seem out of proportion.
1) глаз, око
2) зрение
3) взгляд, взор
4) центр, средоточие (науки, культуры)
5)
а) мнение, суждение; способность понимать и оценивать (что-л.)
б) способность оценивать расстояние (до чего-л.), расположение (чего-л.), глазомер
6) внимание (к чему-л.); наблюдение (за чем-л.)
7)
а) глазок (в двери для наблюдения)
б) ушко (иголки); петелька; проушина
в) глазок (картошки)
г) рисунок в форме глаза (на оперении павлина); глазок, пятно в окраске насекомых
д) глазок (в сыре)
8) разг. детектив, сыщик
9) разг. экран телевизора
10) горн. устье шахты
11) метео центр тропического циклона
3. Почему люди часто ставят в качестве аватарки изображение глаза? Что это говорит о человеке?
naked eye - буквально: обнаженный, голый глаз
unaided eye - буквально: беспомощный глаз
невооруженным глазом
Вопрос: Какой феномен лежит в основе “милитаристской” метафоры в русском языке?
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