babies in the eyes
The minute reflection which one sees of oneself in the eyes of another.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“I saw tiny babies in the eyes of my friend.”
“When we stood close together, I could see the reflection of my own face as babies in the eyes of my partner.”
“The poet gazed deeply into his lover's gaze, captivated by the miniature, distorted image of himself appearing as babies in the eyes of the one he adored.”
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all eyes
Watching alertly or attentively.
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all eyes and ears
Very attentive.
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baby and bathwater
Used in reference to an error in which something valuable is discarded in the process of removing or rejecting something unwanted.
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baby elephant in the room
An obvious but mostly inconsequential issue.
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baby step
A small effort made towards the completion of a much larger task.
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baby up
To treat as a baby.
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basin of gravy
[Cockney slang]baby
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bat one's eyes
To signal or feign by fluttering one's eyelids, as romantic interest.
Last updated August 10, 2026