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Generally refers to women who are mouth wateringly good to look at, like a sweet or candy, an American expression from c. 1978. See also ear candy and...
This expression reflects the spirit of vengeance in the Old Testament in contrast with the spirit of turning the other cheek in the New. The source is...
see On the ball
refer See eye to eye
An experience or event that gives one a better understanding or disclosure, in the sense of seeing it clearly with eyes wide open, is an Americanism d...
This well-known saying or proverb articulates the concept of looking into a person’s eyes in order to discern their true character or intentions. It i...
An old English proverb appears in Jacula Prudentum (1651) by George Herbert. It means that the desire for something is often far greater than one’s ca...
This expression meaning that a person can be super-aware of what is going on all around them, as if they had a pair of extra eyes, dates from the mid-...
British expression for rubbish or twaddle dates from the mid to late 19th century, probably connected to the expression my eye i.e. something calculat...