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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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