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before one's eyes

before one's eyes prepositional phrase: in one's plain view.

Prepositional phrase

  1. In one's plain view.

Forms of before one's eyes

alternative formin front of one's eyes
alternative formunder one's eyes

Questions about before one's eyes

What does before one's eyes mean?
Before one's eyes means in one's plain view.
What part of speech is before one's eyes?
Before one's eyes is a prepositional phrase.

Words near before one's eyes in the dictionary

  1. before it was cool
  2. before long
  3. before one can blink
  4. before one knows it
  5. before one knows where one is
  6. before one's eyes
  7. before someone's time
  8. before the fact
  9. before the ink had time to dry
  10. before the ink was dry
  11. before the mast

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