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seeing with half an eye

seeing with half an eye is the present participle and gerund of see with half an eye.

Meaning of see with half an eye

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.

Questions about seeing with half an eye

What is seeing with half an eye the present participle and gerund of?
Seeing with half an eye is the present participle and gerund of see with half an eye.

Words near seeing with half an eye in the dictionary

  1. seeing through a millstone
  2. seeing to
  3. seeing to it
  4. seeing what sticks
  5. seeing which way the cat jumps
  6. seeing with half an eye
  7. seeing yellow
  8. seeing's
  9. seeing-eye
  10. seeing-eye dog
  11. seeing-eye dogs

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