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all eyes

idiom
Meaning

Watching alertly or attentively.


Examples
SIMPLE

All eyes are on the stage as the show begins.

CONTEXTUAL

When the CEO walked into the room to announce the layoffs, all eyes were on her.

COMPLEX

As the final seconds of the championship game ticked away, all eyes were fixed upon the player holding the ball.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all eyes and ears

    Very attentive.

  2. 02

    babies in the eyes

    The minute reflection which one sees of oneself in the eyes of another.

  3. 03

    bat one's eyes

    To signal or feign by fluttering one's eyelids, as romantic interest.

  4. 04

    bawl one's eyes out

    To cry, shed tears, weep loudly.

  5. 05

    believe one's eyes

    To believe that something which one directly sees is truly the case.

  6. 06

    clap eyes on

    To see; to lay eyes on.

  7. 07

    close one's eyes

    To ignore something.

  8. 08

    come up with snake eyes

    To fail to come up with anything; to get nowhere.

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