eye up
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eye up
verb eyes up · eyeing up · eying up · eyed up
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To examine (something or someone) closely (often, something or someone coveted).
Near-synonyms: give someone the eye, take a look (intransitive)
Similar: eyeball, give someone the eye, take a look
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To examine casually by eye, with little or no measuring or testing.
Hey, while you're there, take a look at their furnace. You don't have to inspect it — just eye it up and tell me whether it's decrepit or not.
Similar: eyeball
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verb To examine
| Español | echarle ojo a, ojear, echar el ojo, echar tanto ojo, echar el ojo encima, echar los ojos encima |
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| Italiano | adocchiare |
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