do someone in the eye
do (someone) in the eye
To foil, stymie, or embarrass someone. I don't trust that guy after he did me in the eye and took that opportunity I wanted.
See also: eye
do someone in the eye
defraud, thwart, or humiliate someone. 1930 J. B. Priestley Angel Pavement He'd invented the job five minutes before, just to do mother in the eye.