see with half an eye
To see something without any difficulty, because it is obvious.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“You can see with half an eye that he is lying.”
“The mistake in the report was so obvious that anyone could see with half an eye that it needed fixing.”
“Even a casual observer could see with half an eye that the project was destined to fail due to a complete lack of preparation.”
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all over hell's half acre
All over the place; everywhere.
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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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baker's half dozen
Seven, a group of seven.
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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
Last updated August 10, 2026