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need one's eyes checked

need one's eyes checked verb: to be seeing things (having visual hallucinations).

Verb

need one's eyes checked (third-person singular simple present needs one's eyes checked, present participle needing one's eyes checked, simple past and past participle needed one's eyes checked)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To be seeing things (having visual hallucinations).
    • You saw Santa Claus on the roof? I think you need your eyes checked.

Forms of need one's eyes checked

third-person singular presentneeds one's eyes checked
present participleneeding one's eyes checked
past participleneeded one's eyes checked
pastneeded one's eyes checked

Questions about need one's eyes checked

What does need one's eyes checked mean?
Need one's eyes checked means to be seeing things (having visual hallucinations).
What part of speech is need one's eyes checked?
Need one's eyes checked is a verb.
What is the past tense of need one's eyes checked?
The past tense of need one's eyes checked is needed one's eyes checked.

Words near need one's eyes checked in the dictionary

  1. need more time in the oven
  2. need no introduction
  3. need not
  4. need one's bumps feeling
  5. need one's bumps felt
  6. need one's eyes checked
  7. need one's head examined
  8. need to
  9. need'st
  10. need-based
  11. need-blind

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