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seeing something green in one's eye

seeing something green in one's eye is the present participle and gerund of see something green in one's eye.

Meaning of see something green in one's eye

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.

Questions about seeing something green in one's eye

What is seeing something green in one's eye the present participle and gerund of?
Seeing something green in one's eye is the present participle and gerund of see something green in one's eye.

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

  1. seeing sense
  2. seeing service
  3. seeing shit
  4. seeing someone right
  5. seeing someone's etchings
  6. seeing something green in one's eye
  7. seeing stars
  8. seeing stone
  9. seeing stones
  10. seeing that
  11. seeing the back of

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