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see something green in one's eye

see something green in one's eye verb: to notice or detect signs of gullibility in a person.

Verb

see something green in one's eye (third-person singular simple present sees something green in one's eye, present participle seeing something green in one's eye, simple past saw something green in one's eye, past participle seen something green in one's eye)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, rare) To notice or detect signs of gullibility in a person.

Forms of see something green in one's eye

third-person singular presentsees something green in one's eye
present participleseeing something green in one's eye
pastsaw something green in one's eye
past participleseen something green in one's eye

Questions about see something green in one's eye

What does see something green in one's eye mean?
See something green in one's eye means to notice or detect signs of gullibility in a person.
What part of speech is see something green in one's eye?
See something green in one's eye is a verb.
What is the past tense of see something green in one's eye?
The past tense of see something green in one's eye is saw something green in one's eye.

Words near see something green in one's eye in the dictionary

  1. see sense
  2. see service
  3. see shit
  4. see someone right
  5. see someone's etchings
  6. see something green in one's eye
  7. see something, say something
  8. see stars
  9. see that
  10. see the back of
  11. see the dark side of the moon

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