E
Idioms beginning with "E"
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[extend one's sympathy to] {v. phr.}
To offer one's condolences on the occasion of a death or similarly tragic event.
All of Tom's colleagues extended their sympathy to him when his wife and daughter were killed in a car accident.
[eye]
See:
[APPLE OF ONE'S EYE],
[BAT AN EYE] or [BAT AN EYELASH],
[BELIEVE ONE'S EYES],
[CATCH ONE'S EYE],
[CLEAR-EYED],
[CLOSE ONE'S EYES] or [SHUT ONE'S EYES],
[EYES OPEN],
[EYE OUT],
[EYE TO],
[FEAST ONE'S EYES ON],
[FOUR-EYES],
[GET THE […]
[eye-catcher] {n.}
Something that strongly attracts the eye.
See: [CATCH ONE'S EYE].
That new girl in our class is a real eye-catcher.
[eye-filling] {adj.}, {literary}
Attractive to the eye; beautiful; especially grand; splendid; majestic.
The mountains in the distance were an eye-filling sight.
[eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth]
A blow or injury should be given back as hard as each one that is received; every crime or injury should be punished or paid back.
* /In ancient times if a man's eye was put out by his enemy, he might get […]
[eye out]
Careful watch or attention; guard. — Used after "keep", "have" or "with".
Keep an eye out. We're close to Joe's house.
- Usually used with "for".
Mary has her eye out for bargains.
* /They went through the woods very quietly, with […]
[eyes are bigger than one's stomach] {informal}
You want more food than you can eat.
Annie took a second big helping of pudding, but her eyes were bigger than her stomach.
* /"Your eyes are bigger than your stomach," mother told little Tommy when […]