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one eye on
Idioms and Phrases
Paying some but not full attention to, as in He ran the rehearsal with one eye on the clock . Also see have one's eye on ; out of the corner of one's eye ; see with half an eye .Example Sentences
It almost seemed like the Forest boss had one eye on Tuesday's Premier League meeting against Manchester United - a chance for Forest to solidify their place in the top four and boost their bid for Champions League football next season.
The Proteas are already through to the semi-finals but will have one eye on progressing as winners of Group B.
Burnley have kept 12 consecutive clean sheets in the Championship and their defensive record is incredible but I suppose it might open things up a bit if their manager Scott Parker has one eye on automatic promotion and makes changes before they go to Cardiff on Tuesday.
They’re more like spectators who keep one eye on the score but choose not to join the game.”
Among them were citizens who had traveled from hours away and college students studying for exams in the throng while keeping one eye on the news.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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