Dictionary of American idioms

HALF AN EYE

half an eye: translation

{n. phr.} A slight glance; a quick look. * /The substitute teacher could see with half an eye that she was going to have trouble with the class./ * /While Mary was cooking she kept half an eye on the baby to see that he didn't get into mischief./

  1. half an eyeeye half an n infml You could see that with half an eye Это видно с первого взгляда Youd never overlook the fact if you had half an eye Только слепой мог пройти мимо этог...Англо-русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
  2. half an eyen infml You could see that with half an eye Это видно с первого взгляда Youd never overlook the fact if you had half an eye Только слепой мог пройти мимо этого факта...Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики