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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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open up one's eyes — See: OPEN ONE S EYES … Dictionary of American idioms
open up one's eyes — See: OPEN ONE S EYES … Dictionary of American idioms
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
open\ up\ one's\ eyes — • open (up) one s eyes v. phr. To make a person see or understand the truth; make a person realize; tell a person what is really happening or what really exists. Mary didn t believe that her cousin could be mean until the cousin opened Mary s… … Словарь американских идиом
up to one's eyes — ► up to one s eyes informal extremely busy. Main Entry: ↑eye … English terms dictionary
shut one's eyes — See: CLOSE ONE S EYES … Dictionary of American idioms
shut one's eyes — See: CLOSE ONE S EYES … 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
