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with an eye to something

  • 1 peylemek

    "/ı/ 1. to have (something one wishes to buy) set aside for oneself by paying a deposit on it; to engage, book, or reserve (something) by paying a deposit. 2. to have an eye on (something, someone), look at (something, someone) with a covetous eye. "

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  • 2 konuşmak

    "1. to talk, speak. 2. to communicate. 3. to converse, chat, talk (with each other). 4. /ı or dan/ to discuss, talk about. 5. /la/ to be on friendly terms with; to be on speaking terms with. 6. colloq. (for something) to look sharp, be eye-catching."

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  • 3 göz

    "1. eye. 2. sight, vision. 3. eye, manner or way of looking at a thing; estimation; opinion. 4. fountainhead, source (of a stream or river); spring. 5. eye (of a needle). 6. division, section, compartment; pigeonhole; cubbyhole. 7. drawer (in a piece of furniture). 8. pan (of a balance). 9. evil eye. 10. bad luck inflicted by an evil eye. 11. esteem, favor, friendly regard. 12. rudimentary bud. 13. eye (on a potato). 14. eye, the depression at the calyx end of some fruits. 15. section, division, square (on a game board). 16. central core (of a boil). 17. eye (in cheese); hole (in bread). 18. desire, interest. -ünde /ın/ in the eyes of. -ü aç greedy, avaricious, insatiable. - açamamak to have no rest or respite. -ü açık clever, sharp, wide-awake, shrewd. -ü açık gitmek to die without having fulfilled one´s desire. -ü açılmak to become shrewd. - açıp kapayıncaya kadar/- açıp kapamadan in the twinkling of an eye, in an instant. -lerini açmak to wake up. -ünü açmak 1. to keep one´s eyes open, watch out, be wary, be on guard. 2. /ın/ to enlighten (someone), open (someone´s) eyes. 3. to be enlightened. 4. /ın/ to take (a virgin) to bed. 5. /da/ to have intercourse for the first time (with). - açtırmamak /a/ to give no respite to, give (someone) no chance to do anything else. -ünü ağartmak to open one´s eyes wide (in astonishment or anger). - ağrısı 1. eyestrain. 2. one´s old or first love or sweetheart. - ahbaplığı/aşinalığı knowing someone by sight. -ü akmak to be blinded (by accident). -e ak düşmek to get a cataract in one´s eye. - alabildiğine as far as the eye can see. - aldanımı/aldanması optical illusion. - alıcı eye-catching. - almak to dazzle. -e almak /ı/ to risk, accept the risk of, take or run the chance of. - ardı etmek /ı/ to undervalue, pay insufficient attention to. -ü arkada kalmak to leave with something left undone or with a desire left unsatisfied. - aşinalığı slight acquaintanceship. - atmak /a/ to take a glance at, run an eye over. -ün/-ünüz aydın! I´m happy for you!/Congratulations! (said to one whose long-awaited wish has come true). - aydına gitmek /a/ to visit (someone) to congratulate him/her. -ünü ayırmamak /dan/ not to take one´s eyes off of. - aynası ophthalmoscope. -lerini bağışlamak to donate one´s eyes on death. -ünü bağlamak /ın/ 1. to blindfold. 2. to hoodwink. -ü bağlı 1. blindfolded. 2. blindly, blindfoldedly. 3. bewitched. (...) -üyle bakmak /a/ to look at (someone, something) from the point of view of. - bankası eye bank. - banyosu 1. eyewash. 2. colloq. girl-watching. -e batmak 1. to stick out, hit one in the eye. 2. to attract attention. -leri bayılmak for one´s eyes to have a sleepy or desirous look. -lerini belertmek to open one´s eyes wide (in astonishment or anger). - boncuğu blue bead (worn to avert the evil eye). - boyamak to mislead, delude, deceive, hoodwink, pull the wool over someone´s eyes. -leri buğulanmak/bulutlanmak for one´s eyes to fill with tears. -ü bulanmak for one´s eyes to become clouded over. -ü büyükte olmak to be full of ambition. -leri büyümek to open one´s eyes wide (in surprise, with terror). -ünde büyümek /ın/ to assume great proportions to (someone). -ünde büyütmek /ı/ to blow up (something, someone) out of proportion. -leri çakmak çakmak olmak for one´s eyes to be bloodshot. -ünün çapağını silmeden the first thing on awakening, before wiping the sleep from one´s eyes. -e çarpmak to strike or catch one´s eyes; to be conspicuous. -leri çekik having slanting eyes, slant-eyed. -den çıkarmak /ı/ to be prepared to pay; to be willing to give up or sacrifice (something). -ünü çıkarmak /ın/ to do the worst possible job of (something), ruin, spoil. -üm çıksın/kör olsun Strike me blind if.... - çukuru anat. orbit, eye socket. -leri çukura gitmek/kaçmak to become hollow-eyed. -ünü daldan budaktan/çöpten esirgememek/sakınmamak to disregard dangers. -ü dalmak to gaze vacantly, stare into space. - damlası med. ey

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  • 4 yan

    "1. (a) side. 2. flank. 3. neighborhood, vicinity, diggings: O yanlarda oturuyor. He lives in that area. 4. part (of one´s body): Her yanım ağrıyor. I ache all over. 5. direction (line or course extending away from a given point). 6. aspect, side (of a matter). 7. with; alongside, alongside of: Yanına hiç para alma! Don´t take any money with you! Yanımda çalışıyor. He works alongside me. 8. in comparison with, alongside of: Hüsnü, Zühtü´nün yanında bir sıfırdır. Hüsnü´s nothing compared to Zühtü. 9. lateral, side, located at or towards a side. 10. secondary. -a /dan/ 1. pro, for, in favor of; on the side of: Ben Hasan´dan yanayım. I´m for Hasan. 2. as regards, as far as... is concerned: Paradan yana iyiyim. I´m OK as far as money goes. -dan sideways, from one side; obliquely; in profile. -a çıkmak /dan/ to support, take the side of, side with (someone). -ına almak /ı/ 1. to take (someone) on, employ (someone) (as one´s assistant). 2. to take (someone) in (in order to look after him/her). - bakış sideways glance. - bakmak /a/ 1. to look askance at, look at (someone, something) hostilely or venomously. - basmak 1. to be deceived, be taken in. 2. not to be straight with someone; to give someone the runaround. -ı başında /ın/ right beside, immediately beside, right next to. -ına bırakmamak/komamak/koymamak /ı, ın/ not to let (someone) get away with (something), not to let (someone) do (something) without being punished for doing it. (...) -ından bile geçmemiş. /ın/ It doesn´t have even the slightest connection with.../It doesn´t bear even the faintest resemblance to.... - cebime koy. colloq. I don´t believe you./Come on, who do you think you´re fooling?/Pull the other leg, it´s got bells on it. - cümle gram. subordinate clause. -dan çarklı 1. side-wheel (steamer). 2. slang slow-going, poky (vehicle). 3. slang (glass of tea) served with lumps/a lump of sugar in the saucer beside it. 4. slang (someone) who walks with one shoulder sloped downward. 5. slang (someone) who swings his arms vigorously as he walks. - çizmek 1. to try to get out of; to avoid, shirk, evade, dodge. 2. to pay no attention to, ignore. - etki side effect. -dan fırlama slang scoundrel, bastard, SOB. - gelmek/- gelip yatmak to take one´s ease, relax, enjoy oneself (when one should be working). -dan görünüş profile. - gözle out of the corner of one´s eye. - gözle bakmak /a/ 1. to look at (someone) out of the corner of one´s eye. 2. to look askance at, look at (someone, something) disdainfully. 3. to look at (someone, something) hostilely or venomously. -ına (kâr) kalmak to get away with, do (something) without being punished for doing it: Bu cinayet yanına kalmaz. You won´t get away with this murder. (...) -ına salavatla varılır. /ın/ You have to walk on eggs around him/her; the smallest thing can make him/her blow his/her stack. (...) -ına (salavatla) varılmaz. /ın/ 1. It´s so high/expensive you can´t touch it. 2. He/She thinks he´s/she´s better than everybody else. He/She thinks he´s/she´s something. 3. You have to walk on eggs around him/her; the smallest thing can make him/her blow his/her stack. -ı sıra 1. right along with, right alongside, together with, with: Yanı sıra avukatını getirdi. He brought his lawyer along with him. Viski yanı sıra bira içiyor. He´s drinking beer together with whiskey. 2. besides, in addition to, along with: Büyük bir yazar olmanın yanı sıra ünlü bir müzisyendir. Besides being a great writer he´s also a famous musician. 3. right alongside, right beside: Yanım sıra onlar oturuyorlardı. They were sitting right beside me. - tutmak to show partiality to one person or side. - ürün by-product. - yan sideways. - yana side by side. - yan bakmak /a/ to look at (someone) malevolently, look daggers at. - yatmak to lean to one side."

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  • 5 yanmak

    "1. to burn, be on fire; to burn up, burn down. 2. (for an electrical implement) to burn out. 3. to be burned, scorched, or singed; to get a burn or scald; to get sunburned. 4. to get tanned by the sun. 5. (for a light, eye of a stove) to be on, be burning; (for electricity) to be on. 6. to have fever, be feverish; /içinde/ to burn with (fever). 7. to have a burning sensation in (one´s eyes, throat, etc.), (for one´s eyes, throat, etc.) to burn. 8. to be in a bad predicament, be sunk, be done for, have had it; to get it in the neck; to be in the soup. 9. to expire; to become void. 10. to be out, be eliminated (used by children when playing certain games). 11. /a/ to feel great sadness (at); to feel bitter regret (for). 12. (for an agricultural crop) to be damaged: Portakallar dondan yandı. The orange trees were damaged by the frost. 13. (for a place) to be blazing hot, be hot as blazes. 14. /la/ to be burning (with an emotion, a feeling). 15. /için/ to have a burning desire (for something, to do something); to burn (to do something). 16. /a/ to be inflamed with love for, be madly in love with; to feel a burning (sexual) desire for, have the hots for. yanıp tutuşmak 1. /a or için/ to be inflamed with love for, be madly in love with; to feel a burning (sexual) desire for, have the hots for. 2. /için/ to have a burning desire (for something, to do something); to burn (to do something). 3. /için/ to burn with regret (because of). yanıp yakılmak/yakınmak to pour out one´s woes. "

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  • 6 görmek

    ",-ür 1. /ı/ to see. 2. /ı/ to see, watch. 3. /ı/ to see, perceive, discern (mentally). 4. /ı/ to see, meet and talk to/with. 5. /ı/ to see (something) as, view (something) as, find, consider (something) to be, judge (something) to be. 6. /ı/ to experience, live through. 7. /ı/ to perform, do, attend to (a duty, task, etc.); to pay (an expense). 8. /dan, ı/ to receive, experience (a certain kind of treatment) from/at the hands of. 9. /ı/ to take (a course, lessons, etc.); to receive, get (an education); to have (an upbringing). 10. /ı/ to get, acquire: cebi para görmek to come into money. 11. /ı/ to receive (help). 12. /ı/ to be preoccupied with, think (only) of: Gözü paradan başka bir şey görmüyor. He thinks of nothing but money. 13. /ı/ to undergo: tedavi görmek to undergo treatment. 14. /ı/ to face (in the direction of): Bu oda güneş görüyor. This room faces the sun. 15. /ı/ to go and see, visit. 16. /ı/ to perceive (by the sense of touch). 17. /ı/ to be the stage for, be the scene of, be the setting for, see. 18. /ı/ to regard as, consider, deem. 19. /ı/ colloq. to share (good fortune) with, think of: Piyango sana vurursa beni de gör. If you win the lottery, think of me. 20. /ı/ sports to anticipate (the move of an opponent). 21. /ı/ slang to bribe. 22. used in combination to express a threat: Hele bir öğretmene söyle, o zaman görürsün! Just try telling the teacher, you´ll get what´s coming to you then! Şimdi bunu paramparça edeyim de gör! You´ll believe me if I smash this to bits right now! Bizi gammazla da gör bak! See what happens if you squeal on us! 23. used in combination to give emphasis to a prediction: Göreceksin, Beşir sınıfta kalacak. Beşir´s going to fail; just you wait and see. Gör bak, neler olacak neler! All sorts of things are going to happen now; just you wait and see! 24. used after an -e gerund to show continuous action: Raşit mektubu yazagörürken kapı çalındı. While Raşit was busy writing the letter there was a knock at the door. 25. used after a negative -e gerund for emphasis: O dağlarda ölmeyegör! Cesedin akbabalara yem olur. Mind you don´t die in those mountains! If you do, your corpse´ll be food for the vultures. Sizi yakalamaya görsün, polise haber verir. Make sure you don´t let him catch you, for he´ll turn you over to the police. Onlara nerede oturduğunu söylemeyegörmeli. You should be careful not to tell them where you live. Tek bir hata etmeyegörelim, kapı dışarı edildiğimizin resmidir! Let´s not make one single mistake, or we´ll get the boot for sure! görerek atış mil. direct fire. görmeyerek/görmeden atış mil. indirect fire. göreceği/göresi gelmek /ı/ to long to see: Seni göreceğimiz geldi. We´ve been longing to see you. Göreyim seni/sizi! 1. Show your stuff!/Show me what you can do! (used singly or in combination as a word of encouragement). 2. used in combination to express a threat: O sayfayı yırt da göreyim seni! Just try ripping that page! görmediğe/görmemişe dönmek to be completely recovered (from an illness, tragedy, etc.). Görüp göreceği rahmet bu. colloq. This is all he will ever get. -meye görsün/gör as soon as (one) (does something, becomes something, etc.), once (something) (is done, happens, etc.). görüp gözetmek /ı/ to protect, guard, keep an eye on. görerek nişan alma mil. direct laying. görmeyerek/görmeden nişan alma mil. indirect laying."

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  • 7 kendi

    "1. self, oneself. 2. own. 3. he; she. 4. in person. -leri 1. themselves. 2. he; she. -m myself. -minki mine. -miz ourselves. -si 1. herself; himself. 2. he; she. -ni ağır satmak to agree to something only after repeated requests. - ağzıyla tutulmak to be proved a liar by one´s own words. -ni alamamak /dan/ not to be able to refrain from, be unable to stop oneself from. - âleminde olmak to keep to oneself; to live in a world of one´s own. -ni alıştırmak /a/ to make oneself get used to. -ni ateşe atmak to court trouble. -ni atmak /a/ to go immediately to, rush to (a place). -ne bağlamak /ı/ to captivate. - başına 1. of one´s own accord. 2. without anyone´s help, single-handedly. -ni beğenmek to be conceited. -ni beğenmiş conceited, arrogant. -ni bırakmak to neglect oneself, let oneself go. -ni bilen/bilir upright and honorable (person). -ni bilmek 1. to be in one´s right mind. 2. to comport oneself properly. 3. (for a person) to have grown up, have reached maturity. -ni bir şey sanmak to give oneself airs, think one is something. -ni (bir yerde) bulmak to find that one has arrived at (a place). -ni bulmak to develop a personality of one´s own. - çalıp kendi oynuyor. colloq. He makes a big fuss about something, but when people want to help him he spurns their aid. - çapında according to his own standards, according to his own way of thinking. -ne çeki düzen vermek 1. to tidy oneself up. 2. to put one´s life and affairs in order. - çıkarı için for his own benefit. -ni dar atmak /a/ to manage to reach (a place) in the nick of time. - derdine düşmek to be completely taken up with one´s own troubles. -ni dev aynasında görmek to overrate oneself vastly. -ni dinlemek to be a hypochondriac. -ni dirhem dirhem satmak to make a great show of reluctance. - düşen ağlamaz. proverb If you get yourself into trouble then you´ve no right to complain. - eliyle himself, with his own hand. -ne etmek to harm oneself. -ni fasulye gibi nimetten saymak to overrate oneself vastly. -nden geçme psych. trance. -nden geçmek 1. to be transported by joy, be ecstatic. 2. to faint. -ne gel. colloq. 1. Come to your senses! 2. Pull yourself together! - gelen that comes one´s way by chance. -ne gelmek 1. to regain consciousness, come to. 2. to pull oneself together, regain one´s self-control. - göbeğini kendi kesmek colloq. to do it all on one´s own, do it without getting help from anybody. -ni göstermek to prove one´s worth. - gözündeki merteği görmez, elin gözündeki çöpü görür. colloq. He doesn´t see the beam in his own eye, but he sees the mote in the eye of another person. -ne güvenme self-confidence, self-reliance. - halinde 1. quiet and innoffensive, innocuous (person). 2. simple-minded. - haline bırakmak /ı/ to leave (someone) to his own devices; to let (a thing) take care of itself. - havasına gitmek/- havasında olmak to do what strikes one´s fancy. -ni hissettirmek to make one´s/its presence felt. -ni iyice vermek /a/ to concentrate (on). -ni kapıp koyuvermek 1. to cease to take an interest in oneself, let oneself go. 2. /a/ to lose oneself in (a project). -ni kaptırmak /a/ 1. to let oneself get carried away (by). 2. to become wholly absorbed in. -ni kaybetmek 1. to lose consciousness. 2. to go into a towering rage. - kendine 1. on one´s own responsibility; of one´s own accord. 2. alone, by oneself, without help. 3. to oneself. 4. theat. as an aside. - kendine gelin güvey olmak to count one´s chickens before they´re hatched, build castles in Spain. - kendini yemek to eat one´s heart out, worry oneself to death. - kendine yeterli self-reliant and self-sufficient. -ne kıymak to commit suicide. - kuyusunu kendi kazmak to dig one´s own grave, be the cause of one´s own downfall. -si muhtac-ı himmet bir dede. (Nerde kaldı geriye himmet ede.) colloq. You can´t expect any help from him since he´s in need of help himself. -ni naza çekmek to make a great show of reluctance. -nde olmamak not to kno

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  • 8 ak

    ",-kı 1. white. 2. clean, unsullied. 3. unblemished, beaming with honest pride (face). 4. white (of an eye or an egg). 5. white speck (in the eye). 6. phot. positive. -ı ak karası kara brunette with fair skin. - akçe kara gün içindir. proverb Money saved can come to one´s rescue in a time of need. - altın platinum. - Arap Arab. -ını bokuna karıştırmak vulg. to mix up the good and the bad in something. -ım derken bokum demek vulg. 1. to blunder and say something bad by mistake. 2. to try to show off and end up revealing one´s faults. - düşmek /a/ to begin to turn gray, begin to gray. - gözlü blue-eyed, likely to bring a curse. -la karayı seçmek to have a very hard time. - kirpani white but dirty. - mı, kara mı, önüne düşünce görürsün. colloq. Don´t worry about it now; you´ll find out later. - pak 1. very clean. 2. (one) whose hair and beard have gone white. 3. having an attractive fair complexion. - saçlı white-haired. - sakaldan yok sakala gelmek to fail with old age."

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  • 9 perde

    1. curtain, drape, drapery. 2. movie screen, screen. 3. theat. (an) act (of a play). 4. mus. pitch. 5. mus. fret (of a stringed instrument). 6. web, webbing (between the toes of some birds). 7. colloq. cataract (in the eye). -lerini açmak (for a theater) to begin a new season. -ye aktarmak /ı/ to make (a novel, story, play) into a motion picture. - arası intermission (during a theatrical performance). - arkası the hidden side of a matter. - arkasında/arkasından secretly, surreptitiously, behind the scenes, backstage. - ayaklı web-footed (bird). - çekmek /a/ to curtain off (something unsightly), hide (something) from view with a curtain. - inmek /a/ colloq. for a cataract to develop in (one´s eye). - perde by degrees, gradually. -si yırtık/sıyrık shameless, brazen (person).

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  • 10 kanlandırmak

    "/ı/ 1. to make (something) bloody, smear (something) with blood. 2. to revitalize; to invigorate. 3. to make (an eye) bloodshot. 4. to cause (something) to become filled with blood."

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  • 11 kopçalı

    "furnished with a hook and eye; (something) that is fastened with a hook and eye."

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  • 12 duman

    "1. smoke; fumes. 2. fog, mist, haze. 3. opacity (in the eye). 4. slang bad, hopeless (state, condition). 5. slang hashish. 6. slang useless; uselessly. 7. slang timid, easily frightened. 8. slang gullible. - almak 1. /ı/ (for a place) to be covered with mist or fog. 2. /dan/ to drag on, take a puff or pull of (a cigarette). - altı olmak to get potted from the smoke of hashish (in a closed place). - attırmak /a/ slang 1. to intimidate. 2. to be much better than. -ı doğru çıksın. colloq. As long as it works properly don´t worry about how it looks. - etmek /ı/ slang 1. to break (something) up, spoil. 2. to defeat. - olmak slang 1. /işi or durumu/ (for one´s work or a situation) to hit rock bottom, become very bad. 2. to disappear, get lost. -ı üstünde colloq. 1. with the bloom still on it, very fresh. 2. brand-new, fresh. - yapmak slang to win a lot at gambling with a small stake, make a killing."

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  • 13 kaçmak

    "1. /dan/ to escape (from), flee; to desert; to run away (from); to skip out of; to sneak off from. 2. /dan/ to get out of, avoid, shirk (an obligation). 3. /dan/ to avoid, stay away from (someone, a place). 4. /dan/ (for liquid, gas) to leak, leak out (of); (for electricity) to escape from (something). 5. (for a stocking) to run, Brit. ladder. 6. /a/ (for water, dust, an insect) to slip into, get into, penetrate (one´s eye, ear, a container). 7. /a/ to slip to (one side). 8. to disappear, go away without saying good-bye. 9. /la/ to elope with. 10. to run fast. 11. (for one´s sleep, peace of mind, good mood) to disappear, vanish, go away. 12. /a/ to tend toward, verge on, be tinted with (exaggeration, malice, another color). 13. to seem (rude, inopportune). 14. to turn out (well, badly). Kaçan balık büyük olur. proverb One always imagines the thing one has missed to be better than it actually was. kaçacak delik aramak to look for a place to hide. kaçmaktan kovalamaya/kovmaya vakti olmamak/vakit bulamamak/eli değmemek to be so busy with important matters that one has no time for lesser things. "

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  • 14 kanlanmak

    "1. to become bloodstained. 2. to become revitalized; to become vigorous. 3. (for an eye) to become bloodshot. 4. (for something) to become filled with blood: Kene kanlandı. The tick´s become filled with blood."

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  • 15 fena

    "1. bad; evil. 2. ill, sick. 3. terrible, miserable. 4. badly, poorly. 5. extremely, terribly. - bakmak /a/ to glare angrily (at). -ya çekmek /ı/ to take (something) in a bad sense. - değil/sayılmaz. Not bad!/Pretty good! - etmek 1. to behave badly, act wrongly. 2. /ı/ to harm, injure; to teach (someone) a lesson. 3. /ı/ to make (someone) feel sick. - gitmek to go badly. -sına gitmek 1. (for an action or word) to pain, upset (someone). 2. to irritate, exasperate (someone). - gözle bakmak /a/ 1. to harbor evil intentions (towards). 2. to look daggers (at). 3. to look at (someone) with a lustful eye. - halde in the worst way, extremely, excessively, badly. - kalpli wicked. - muamele law ill-treatment. - olmak 1. to feel sick, feel faint. 2. to feel anguish, be upset. -ya sarmak to take a turn for the worse. -ya varmak to get worse; to end up badly. - yakalanmak to be caught red-handed. - yapmak /ı/ to harm, injure; to teach (someone) a lesson. - yerine vurmak /ın/ to hit (someone) in a vulnerable spot. -ya yormak /ı/ to interpret (a gesture, word, or piece of news) as unfavorable."

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  • with an eye to something doing something — with an eye to sth/to doing sth idiom with the intention of doing sth • He bought the warehouse with an eye to converting it into a hotel. Main entry: ↑eyeidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • with one eye on someone — with one eye on (something/someone) have/keep one eye on (something/someone) to give part of your attention to one thing or person while also giving your attention to something or someone else. She sat writing her letter with one eye on the clock …   New idioms dictionary

  • with one eye on — (something/someone) have/keep one eye on (something/someone) to give part of your attention to one thing or person while also giving your attention to something or someone else. She sat writing her letter with one eye on the clock …   New idioms dictionary

  • with an eye to — (something) for the purpose of something. All college applications that we receive are read with an eye to finding the most promising students. This new factory was designed with an eye to providing a better work environment …   New idioms dictionary

  • with half an eye on something — with half an eye on (something/someone) have/keep half an eye on (something/someone) to watch something or someone without giving them all your attention. I ate my lunch with half an eye on the clock to make sure I didn t miss my train …   New idioms dictionary

  • with an eye to/toward — with (something) in your thoughts as a goal or purpose They hired him with an eye toward increased sales. They bought the house with an eye toward its restoration. He took the job with an eye to the future. [=he took the job because he felt it w …   Useful english dictionary

  • with an eye to to doing something — with an eye to sth/to doing sth idiom with the intention of doing sth • He bought the warehouse with an eye to converting it into a hotel. Main entry: ↑eyeidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • have an eye for something — have an eye for (something) to be able to understand and appreciate something. She certainly had an eye for art, which explains, of course, why she was a successful art dealer. Usage notes: also used in the form with an eye for something: I think …   New idioms dictionary

  • keep one eye on something — keep one eye on (someone/something) to give part of your attention to one person or thing. Jim continued to talk to me, but he kept one eye on the clock to be sure he wouldn t be late. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form with one eye on… …   New idioms dictionary

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