half an eye Idiom
with half an eye
at a glance;without effort看一眼;一瞥;不费劲
Anyone with half an eye could see that the young teacher was in love with the girl.任何人一看就知道那位青年教师已爱上那位女孩了。
half an eye|eye|half
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.
see with half an eye
see with half an eye Notice the obvious, tell at a glance, as in
I could see with half an eye that he was sleeping through the entire concert. This hyperbolic expression, which presumably alludes to an eye that is only half-open, was first recorded in 1579.
half an eye
Intermittent or apathetic absorption while article abroad is happening. Unfortunately, I don't bethink what that account said because I had bisected an eye on the TV while Mom was aggravating to appearance it to me.Learn more: eye, halfhalf an eye
a slight amount of acumen or attention. 1962 Cyprian Ekwensi Burning Grass His sandals were new because it was bazaar day; or conceivably he had bisected an eye to some maiden. Learn more: eye, half