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GIVE THE EYE
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Look at with a critical eye
Example:
When the movie star entered, all the women gave him the once over
Synonyms:
give the eye; give the once over
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "give the eye" is one way to...):
look (perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
Sam cannot give the eye Sue
