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given someone the eye

given someone the eye is the past participle of give someone the eye.

Meaning of give someone the eye

Verb

give someone the eye (third-person singular simple present gives someone the eye, present participle giving someone the eye, simple past gave someone the eye, past participle given someone the eye)

  1. (idiomatic) To show flirtatious signs or sexual interest/attraction with one's eyes.
    • I saw him giving me the eye as soon as I entered the bar.
    Synonyms:
    eye up, give someone the glad eye
  2. (idiomatic) To give someone the stink eye.
    • I saw him giving me the eye as soon as I entered the office.
  3. (idiomatic) To give someone the evil eye.
    • I saw him giving me the eye as soon as I entered the town square.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see give, someone, the, eye; for example, to hand someone the eye of a hook and eye.

Questions about given someone the eye

What is given someone the eye the past participle of?
Given someone the eye is the past participle of give someone the eye.

Words near given someone the eye in the dictionary

  1. given someone the brush-off
  2. given someone the business
  3. given someone the chair
  4. given someone the cold shoulder
  5. given someone the creeps
  6. given someone the eye
  7. given someone the gears
  8. given someone the heave-ho
  9. given someone the old heave-ho
  10. given someone the runaround
  11. given someone the shits

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