to be up to one's eyes in something

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• keep one's eyes open — verb pay attention; be watchful Keep your eyes peeled for any policemen • Syn: ↑keep one s eyes peeled, ↑keep one s eyes skinned • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism • Hypernyms: ↑watch, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• To fasten one's eyes upon — Fasten Fas ten, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fastened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fastening}.] [AS. f[ae]stnian; akin to OHG. festin[=o]n. See {Fast}, a.] 1. To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• close one's eyes to — phrasal : to deliberately ignore : decline to acknowledge * * * close one s eyes to To ignore or disregard purposely • • • Main Entry: ↑close * * * I see eye II close (or shut) one s eyes to refuse to notice or acknowledge something unwelcome or …   Useful english dictionary

• open one's eyes — or[open up one s eyes] {v. phr.} To make a person see or understand the truth; make a person realize; tell a person what is really happening or what really exists. * /Mary didn t believe that her cousin could be mean until the cousin opened Mary… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• open one's eyes — or[open up one s eyes] {v. phr.} To make a person see or understand the truth; make a person realize; tell a person what is really happening or what really exists. * /Mary didn t believe that her cousin could be mean until the cousin opened Mary… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• shut one's eyes to — To ignore • • • Main Entry: ↑eye shut one s eyes to 1. To ignore 2. To refuse to acknowledge (esp something disagreeable) • • • Main Entry: ↑shut * * * see eye …   Useful english dictionary

• close (or shut) one's eyes to — refuse to acknowledge (something unpleasant). → eye …   English new terms dictionary

• keep one's eyes open (or peeled or Brit. skinned) — watch out for something. → eye …   English new terms dictionary

• close one's eyes to — ► close one s eyes to refuse to acknowledge (something unpleasant). Main Entry: ↑eye …   English terms dictionary

• keep one's eyes open — ► keep one s eyes open (or peeled or Brit. skinned) watch out for something. Main Entry: ↑eye …   English terms dictionary

• keep one's eyes peeled — ► keep one s eyes open (or peeled or Brit. skinned) watch out for something. Main Entry: ↑eye …   English terms dictionary