词汇 | seen with half an eye |
释义 | (redirected from seen with half an eye)see with half an eyeTo be able to see, notice, or understand something as being plainly obvious or true. Anyone with even a cursory knowledge of the reason can see with half an eye that such a conflict was inevitable. Tom, everyone sees with half an eye that you're having an affair—it's only a matter of time before Michael figures it out, too. see with half an eyeNotice the obvious, tell at a glance, as in I could see with half an eye that he was sleeping through the entire concert. This hyperbolic expression, which presumably alludes to an eye that is only half-open, was first recorded in 1579. |
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