eye sex
A lustful or sexually-charged glance exchanged between two people.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“They are making eye sex across the room.”
“The tension was obvious as they stood at the bar, clearly engaging in eye sex while everyone else talked.”
“Amidst the crowded gala, their conversation ceased, replaced by a lingering moment of intense eye sex that left no doubt about their mutual attraction.”
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an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting of an identical injury on that person.
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apple of someone's eye
The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one.
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better than sex
Superlative; wonderful.
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blink of an eye
A moment (a very short period of time).
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camel through the eye of a needle
Hyperbole to illustrate something that is impossible to do or to make happen.
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catch someone's eye
To capture someone's attention.
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catch the eye
To attract the attention
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close one eye
to look the other way, to deliberately ignore or overlook (a mistake or transgression).
Last updated August 10, 2026