Example
“Our buyer has an eye for furniture that will remain stylish for decades.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
catch someone's eye
Neutral · CEFR B1
to draw someone's notice or interest
give someone the eye
Informal · CEFR B2
to signal romantic or sexual attraction through deliberate glances
pull the wool over someone's eyes
Informal · CEFR B2
to deceive someone
the apple of one's eye
Neutral · CEFR B2
a person or thing that someone loves and treasures above all others
put two and two together
Neutral · CEFR B1
to infer a conclusion by connecting the available clues
scratch the surface
Neutral · CEFR B2
To examine or deal with only a small, superficial part of a larger subject.
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.