Continue exploring eye idioms:

Question:
7. There are snakes in these woods, so keep your eyes ___ as we walk.
A. open
B. on
C. onto
D. wide

Definition:
• keep (one’s) eyes open, v.phr., to be watchful for. Similar: keep an eye out for.
→ You can’t find you car keys? I’ll keep my eyes open for them.

Question:
8. I bought a new sports car. ___ your eyes on this beauty.
A. Put
B. Feast
C. Treat
D. Dine

Definition:
• feast (one’s) eyes on, v. phr., to look at and appreciate or enjoy.
→ This is my latest painting. Feast your eyes on a work of art!
Note: “Feast” is most often used as a noun (We held a feast), but it can also be used as a verb (We feasted on fish, bread, and wine).

Question:
9. That painting by the door is wonderful. It really ___ your eye when you walk in.
A. grabs
B. feasts
C. sights
D. turns

Definition:
• catch (someone’s) eye, v. phr., to get someone’s attention when seen, to hold someone’s attention.
→ A diamond necklace caught my eye when I was in the jewelry store, but I didn’t buy it.

Extra Idiom:
• raise eyebrows, v. phr., to cause surprise or disapproval. Also: raise an eyebrow. This idiom pictures eyebrows raised when people are surprised.
→ Our manager’s suggestion that we work a six-day week raised a lot of eyebrows in the company.

Question:
10. My trip to the country ___ the problems that farmers face.
A. kept my eyes open at
B. opened my eyes to
C. feasted my eyes on
D. caught my eyes at

Definition:
• open (someone’s) eyes, v. phr., to make someone aware of something.
→ Traveling abroad opens your eyes to how different cultures can be.

Question:
11. Our hotel’s website has pictures that make the rooms look huge, but they are tiny. The hotel ___ our eyes.
A. opened a trick on
B. closed up our
C. put a blind on
D. pulled the wool over

Definition:
• pull the wool over (someone’s) eyes, v. phr., to trick or deceive someone. This idiom comes from a time when people wore wigs. It pictures wigs (wool) being pulled down so that people couldn’t see.
→ Don’t let them pull the wool over your eyes.

Question:
12. A good manager will not ___ problems in a company.
A. pull the wool over
B. turn a blind eye to
C. keep an eye off
D. blink an eye at

Definition:
• turn a blind eye, v. phr., refuse to see or pay attention to. Similar: turn a deaf ear, meaning to refuse to listen. Also: close (one’s) eyes to.
→ He just turned a blind eye to the city’s problems. He didn’t even admit they existed.

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