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eagle
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eagle eye
acute eyesight; an intently watchful eye. (From the sharp eyesight of the eagle.) The students wrote their essays under the eagle eye of the headmaster. The umpire kept his eagle eye on the tennis match.
See also: eye

watch somebody/something with an eagle eye  also watch somebody/something with eagle eyes
to watch someone or something very closely and carefully
Usage notes: An eagle is a large bird which can see very well.
The teacher was watching the children with an eagle eye, making sure they behaved themselves.
See also: eye, watch


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Tiger Woods celebrates after eagling the sixth hole Sunday.
When Wayne Eagling was dancing at The Royal Ballet, his statement, "Ballet in Britain is boring," made headlines and lost friends.
Wayne Eagling is the new artistic director of English National Ballet, succeeding Matz Skoog, who resigned suddenly.
 
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