GIVE THE EYE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Look at with a critical eye

Example:

When the movie star entered, all the women gave him the once over

Synonyms:

give the eye; give the once over

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "give the eye" is one way to...):

look (perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

Sam cannot give the eye Sue