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1 stare
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stare[Swahili Word] -angaza[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] fix one's eyes on something, stare[Swahili Example] -angaza macho------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stare[Swahili Word] -kazia macho[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stare[Swahili Word] -kodoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stare[Swahili Word] -kodoa macho[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stare[Swahili Word] -pumbaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stare[Swahili Word] -sangaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stare[Swahili Word] -shangaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stare[Swahili Word] -tazama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stare at[Swahili Word] -kodolea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stare at someone with wide open eyes[Swahili Word] -tumbulia (macho)[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Word] tumbua V[Swahili Example] walimtumbulia yule kijana macho yaliyoiva joto la huzuni [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stare into space[Swahili Word] -toa macho pima[Part of Speech] phrase------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 eye
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] eye[English Plural] eyes[Swahili Word] jicho[Swahili Plural] macho[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] kijicho[English Example] one who has eyes is not told to look (he does it himself) (proverb)[Swahili Example] mwenye macho haambiwi tazama (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pupil (of eye)[Swahili Word] mboni[Swahili Plural] mboni[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] ona V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] eye (of a child or small animal)[English Plural] eyes[Swahili Word] kijicho[Swahili Plural] vijicho[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] jicho[English Example] her little eye closed[Swahili Example] kijicho kafumba [Moh][Terminology] anatomy------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] open the eyes[Swahili Word] -fumbua macho[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] fumba, fumbua[English Example] he remained with his eyes open wide[Swahili Example] alibaki kutumbua macho [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] close the eyes[Swahili Word] -fumba macho[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] fumba, fumbua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] condition of having only one eye[Swahili Word] chongo[Swahili Plural] chongo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purulent discharge from the eye[Swahili Word] chongo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] discharge from the eye[Swahili Word] utongo[Swahili Plural] matongo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] apple of one's eye[Swahili Word] mboni[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] person with bright piercing eyes[Swahili Word] mng'ariza[Swahili Plural] wang'ariza[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] ng'aa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fix the eye on[Swahili Word] -angaza macho[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] angaza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] eye to eye[Swahili Word] macho kwa macho[Part of Speech] phrase------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword eye[English Word] eye disease[Swahili Word] kikope[Swahili Plural] vikope[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] kope, ukope[Terminology] medical------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 destroy
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be destroyed[Swahili Word] -fisidika[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be destroyed[Swahili Word] -haribika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -haribu v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be destroyed[Swahili Word] -hilikiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -hiliki------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be destroyed[Swahili Word] -haribiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] harabu[Swahili Plural] harabu, maharabu; waharabu[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] haribu[Swahili Example] (proverb) nazi mbovu harabu ya nzima------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -aga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -angamiza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] angama V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -athiri[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -avya[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] (dialect)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -bomoa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -bomolea, -bomoka, -bomosha, bomoko, mbomoshi[English Example] Oh! Aziza has come to destroy me![Swahili Example] Lo! Aziza kajua kunibomoa [Abd]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -chafua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -chafu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -ekua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -fisidi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -haribu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] harabu, haribifu, uharibifu[Swahili Example] haribu mimba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -hiliki[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -hilikiwa[English Example] the Germans destroyed what could not be taken[Swahili Example] Wadachi wakahiliki wasipate pa kutoka (Shabaan Robert poem about Mkwawa)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -hilikisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -jengua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] jengo, jenzi, mjengo, mjenzi, ujenzi[Swahili Example] sisi kazi yetu kujenga; sio kujengua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -kumba[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kikumbo N, mkumbizi N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -la[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] chakula N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -maliza[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] many people have fallen victim to the disease[Swahili Example] ugonjwa huu umewamaliza watu wengi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -pofua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] pofu[English Example] destroy the eyes.[Swahili Example] pofua macho------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -ponda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -teketeza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] teketea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -tekua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -tilifu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -tofoa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] pofua macho------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -tofua[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] pofua macho------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -tokomeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -towesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -ua[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] kiuaji, maulisho, mwuaji, uuaji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -umbua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] umba V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -viza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -via[Related Words] -vizia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -vunja[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] vunja nyumba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -wekua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -ziza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy for[Swahili Word] -bomolea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -bomoa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy for someone[Swahili Word] -ulia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] ua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy the beauty of something[Swahili Word] -rembua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroyed[Swahili Word] vunjifi[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who destroys[Swahili Word] muumbuzi[Swahili Plural] wauumbuzi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] umba V------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 lift
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be lifted up[Swahili Word] -inuliwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -inua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lift[Swahili Word] -ambua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ambo N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lift[Swahili Word] -inua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kiinua, mwinuko; inama, inika[Swahili Example] inua mizigo; inua macho------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lift[Swahili Word] -nyanyua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive[Derived Word] nyanya V[English Example] Subira lifted up the eyes[Swahili Example] Subira alinyanyua macho [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lift[Swahili Word] -sega[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] lift clothes[Swahili Example] saga nguo.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lift off[Swahili Word] -bandua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] bandika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lift on to one's own head[Swahili Word] -jitwika[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Swahili Example] kujitwika jukumu la kumdhulumu yule mzee wa Mungu [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lift up[Swahili Word] -inua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] converse[Swahili Example] alishangilia kwa furaha kaliinua juu [gauni] [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lift up[Swahili Word] -paaza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lift up (clothing to protect it from dirt or damp)[Swahili Word] -pania[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] lift up the kanzu[Swahili Example] pania kanzu------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 look
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be looked at[Swahili Word] -angaliwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] angalia V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be worth looking at[Swahili Word] -tazamika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fix the eyes on something[Swahili Word] -kazia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kikaza, kikazo, mkazo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look[Swahili Word] nadhari[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look[English Plural] looks[Swahili Word] tazamo[Swahili Plural] tazamo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] tazama V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look[Swahili Word] -angalia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] angaa[Related Words] anga, angalifu, angavu, kianga, kiangaza, maangalio, maangalizi, mwanga, mwangalifu, mwangalizi, mwangaza, uangaliaji, uangalifu, uangavu[English Example] look![Swahili Example] angalia!------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look (of the face)[Swahili Word] sura[Swahili Plural] sura[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] (s)he has a good look (of face)[Swahili Example] ana sura nzuri [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look after[Swahili Word] -chunga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look after someone[Swahili Word] -duhushi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] kumtunza na kumduhushi binti yao [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look around[Swahili Word] -zungusha macho[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] zizima V, macho N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look at[Swahili Word] -angalia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] angaa[Swahili Example] hujiangaliangalia kwa muda mrefu kabla ya kuoga [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look at[Swahili Word] -chungulia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Swahili Definition] kutazama ndani ya kitu (kama nyumba0 kwa kutumia nafasi ndogo au mwanya [Masomo 163][English Example] The opening enabled the detective to look inside the wide entry room.[Swahili Example] Mwanya ulimwezesha mpelelezi kuchungulia ndani ya sebule pana [Masomo 163]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look at[Swahili Word] -ola[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look at[Swahili Word] -shufu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look at[Swahili Word] -tazama[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] The child <b>looked at</b> her sister in order to learn how to cook.[Swahili Example] Mtoto alim<b>tazama</b> dadake ili kujifunza namna ya kupika.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look at[Swahili Word] -tizama[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] tazama V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look at carefully[Swahili Word] -chungua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] chunga v[Swahili Example] Ni vizuri tuichungue nchi yetu ilivyo [Masomo 3]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look at fixedly[Swahili Word] -tumbuza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look at one another[Swahili Word] -tazamana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look at someone[Swahili Word] -onea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look at![Swahili Word] taz[Part of Speech] abbreviation[Derived Word] tazama------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look carefully[Swahili Word] -saka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look down on someone[Swahili Word] -onea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look fixedly[Swahili Word] -angaza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look fixedly[Swahili Word] -kodoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look fixedly at[Swahili Word] -angaza macho[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] angaza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look for[Swahili Word] -tadhibiri[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look for[Swahili Word] -tadubiri[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look for[Swahili Word] -tafuta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look for someone[Swahili Word] -tafutia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look for something[Swahili Word] -londea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look for something[Swahili Word] -rondea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look into[Swahili Word] -tazamia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look like[Swahili Word] -shabihi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] it is a good child who looks like his/her mother in almost everything[Swahili Example] ni kitoto kizuri kilichomshabihi mama yake kwa kila hali [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] look on behalf of[Swahili Word] -tazamia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Look out![Swahili Word] abedari![Part of Speech] interjection[Note] also: habedari!, bedari!------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Look out![Swahili Word] bedari[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Look out![Swahili Word] habedari[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Look out![Swahili Word] Jihadhari![Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] hadhari v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Look sharp![Swahili Word] Kalamka![Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Look![Swahili Word] tahamaki[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 ruin
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be ruined[Swahili Word] -haribika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -haribu v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be ruined[Swahili Word] -korofika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] korofi Adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be utterly ruined[Swahili Word] -haribikiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-pass-poten[Swahili Example] wangapi wameharibikiwa kwa kutaka kudhulumu haki za watu [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get ruined[Swahili Word] -chalala[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get ruined[Swahili Word] -charara[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] angamizi[Swahili Plural] maangamizi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] anguko[Swahili Plural] maanguko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] angika V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] angusho[Swahili Plural] maangusho[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] angika V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[English Plural] ruins[Swahili Word] ganjo[Swahili Plural] maganjo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] he expected his house to be a ruin with the quiet of a tomb[Swahili Example] alitarajia jumba lake liwe ganjo lenye ukimya wa kaburi [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] gharika[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[English Plural] ruins[Swahili Word] kipukusa[Swahili Plural] vipukusa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pukuta------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] maangamizi[Swahili Plural] maangamizi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] angamia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] magangao[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] magaogao[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] uangamizi[Swahili Plural] maangamizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6[Derived Word] angamia v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] uvunjaji[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] uvunjifu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] uvunjo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] wozo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] -angamiza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] -angusha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] -chafua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -chafu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] -filisi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] -fisidi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] -fuya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] -haribisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] -haribu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] harabu, haribifu, uharibifu[Swahili Example] haribu mimba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] -hilikisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] si utajihilikisha hivyo, maadam wapo watu wa kukufanyia? [Abd]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] -komaza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] -ozesha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -oza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] -pekecha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] -peketa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] -pevusha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] -pofua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] pofu[English Example] ruin the eyes.[Swahili Example] pofua macho------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] -popotoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] -pota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] -poteza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -potea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] -potoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] -rembua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] -teketeza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] teketea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] -tekua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] -tilifu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] -tofoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] -tofua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] -towesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin[Swahili Word] -ziza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin for[Swahili Word] -haribia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Word] -haribu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin oneself (by drinking, immoral behavior, etc.)[Swahili Word] -jipotoa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] kujiharibu wewe mwenyewe------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruin oneself with one's own hands[Swahili Word] -jipalia mkaa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] unajipalia makaa mwenyewe [Ma], dharau yako ni makaa uliyojipalia nafsi yako [Mun] (Cf. also mkaa)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruined[Swahili Word] vunjifi[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------
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one's eyes are bigger than one's stomach — one has asked for or taken more food than one can actually eat … Useful english dictionary
stars in one's eyes — {n. phr.} 1. An appearance or feeling of very great happiness or expectation of happiness. * /Mary gets stars in her eyes when she thinks of her boyfriend./ 2. A belief in the possibility of quick and lasting reforms in people and life and an… … Dictionary of American idioms
stars in one's eyes — {n. phr.} 1. An appearance or feeling of very great happiness or expectation of happiness. * /Mary gets stars in her eyes when she thinks of her boyfriend./ 2. A belief in the possibility of quick and lasting reforms in people and life and an… … Dictionary of American idioms
keep one's eyes open — verb pay attention; be watchful Keep your eyes peeled for any policemen • Syn: ↑keep one s eyes peeled, ↑keep one s eyes skinned • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism • Hypernyms: ↑watch, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
keep one's eyes peeled — verb pay attention; be watchful Keep your eyes peeled for any policemen • Syn: ↑keep one s eyes skinned, ↑keep one s eyes open • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism • Hypernyms: ↑watch, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
close\ one's\ eyes — • close one s eyes • shut one s eyes v. phr. To refuse to see or think about. The park is beautiful if you shut your eyes to the litter. The ice was very thin, but the boys shut their eyes to the danger and went skating. Compare: open one s eyes … Словарь американских идиом
shut\ one's\ eyes — • close one s eyes • shut one s eyes v. phr. To refuse to see or think about. The park is beautiful if you shut your eyes to the litter. The ice was very thin, but the boys shut their eyes to the danger and went skating. Compare: open one s eyes … Словарь американских идиом
keep one's eyes skinned — verb pay attention; be watchful Keep your eyes peeled for any policemen • Syn: ↑keep one s eyes peeled, ↑keep one s eyes open • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism • Hypernyms: ↑watch, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
keep\ one's\ eyes\ peeled — • keep one s eyes peeled • keep one s eyes skinned v. phr. informal To watch carefully; be always looking. The bird watcher kept his eyes peeled for bluebirds. When the boys walked through the roads, they kept their eyes skinned for snakes.… … Словарь американских идиом
keep\ one's\ eyes\ skinned — • keep one s eyes peeled • keep one s eyes skinned v. phr. informal To watch carefully; be always looking. The bird watcher kept his eyes peeled for bluebirds. When the boys walked through the roads, they kept their eyes skinned for snakes.… … Словарь американских идиом
close one's eyes — or[shut one s eyes] {v. phr.} To refuse to see or think about. * /The park is beautiful if you shut your eyes to the litter./ * /The ice was very thin, but the boys shut their eyes to the danger and went skating./ Compare: OPEN ONE S EYES … Dictionary of American idioms
