get an eyeful

get an eyeful

To see a surprising or unexpected sight. I sure got an eyeful when I walked in on Al while he was trying on his artichoke costume. Stu was actually changing in his office, so I got quite an eyeful when I walked in! A: "I wouldn't mind getting an eyeful of that handsome athlete. You know he's probably got a great body under all those pads." B: "Mom! Ew!"

See also: an, eyeful, get

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have/get an ˈeyeful (of something)

(British English, spoken) look carefully at something that is interesting or unusual: Quick! Come and get an eyeful of this!

See also: an, eyeful, get, have

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