in the eye of (something)
At, in, or amidst the central or focal point of something. The social advocate found herself in the eye of the debate regarding abortion law. I really don't want to get caught up in the eye of the protests at City Hall today. Ugh, I really don't want to go home for Thanksgiving this year and be stuck in the eye of family drama.
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in the eye of
1. In the center or focal point of something, as in They were right in the eye of this controversy. This term employs eye in the sense of "a central spot," a usage dating from the mid-1700s.
2. in the eyes of. In the view or opinion of, from the standpoint of. For example, In the eyes of his fans Elvis could do no wrong, or In the eyes of the law he was a fugitive. The eyes here allude to their function, seeing. [Late 1500s]
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