eye up

English

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Verb

eye up (third-person singular simple present eyes up, present participle eyeing up, simple past and past participle eyed up)

  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) To examine closely something coveted. Synonym: give someone the eye
    That creep in the corner was eyeing me up.
    The dog was eyeing up my steak.
    • 2025 April 16, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Wales”, in RAIL, number 1033, page 25:
      Llanelli: An empty piece of land south of the station is being eyed up by Carmarthenshire Council, to create a better interchange for buses and taxis, and to build a car park.

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