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see with half an eye

see with half an eye verb: to see something without any difficulty, because it is obvious.

Verb

see with half an eye (third-person singular simple present sees with half an eye, present participle seeing with half an eye, simple past saw with half an eye, past participle seen with half an eye)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To see something without any difficulty, because it is obvious.

Forms of see with half an eye

third-person singular presentsees with half an eye
present participleseeing with half an eye
pastsaw with half an eye
past participleseen with half an eye

Questions about see with half an eye

What does see with half an eye mean?
See with half an eye means to see something without any difficulty, because it is obvious.
What part of speech is see with half an eye?
See with half an eye is a verb.
What is the past tense of see with half an eye?
The past tense of see with half an eye is saw with half an eye.

Words near see with half an eye in the dictionary

  1. see through a millstone
  2. see to
  3. see to it
  4. see what sticks
  5. see which way the cat jumps
  6. see with half an eye
  7. see ya
  8. see yellow
  9. see you
  10. see you around
  11. see you in hell

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