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by the eye

by the eye prepositional phrase: in abundance.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic, obsolete) In abundance.
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Questions about by the eye

What does by the eye mean?
By the eye means in abundance.
What part of speech is by the eye?
By the eye is a prepositional phrase.

Words near by the eye in the dictionary

  1. by the by
  2. by the bye
  3. by the day
  4. by the dozen
  5. by the ears
  6. by the eye
  7. by the gods
  8. by the Grace of Allah
  9. by the Grace of God
  10. by the holy poker
  11. by the immortal powers

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