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单词 to have one's eye in
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to have (also get) one's eye (also eyes) (well) in
(d) Sport (Billiards, Shooting, Cricket, etc.). to have (also get) one's eye (also eyes) (well) in: to be or become able to judge distance and direction accurately, during a session of play (or other activity); to become accustomed to the pace of a game.
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1865 J. Pycroft Cricketana xi. 216 As to his guess hits..we can only suppose..that he reserves them till his ‘eye is well in’, and he has observed the uniform break or rise of the ball.
1882 Bell's Life in London 1 July 4/6 Bannerman..though he must have fairly ‘got his eye in’, scarcely ever attempted to hit.
1884 Q. Rev. No. 316. 482 Their eyes were well in.
1912 A. Brazil New Girl at St. Chad's vii. 115 When you're in doubt, watch each ball carefully, till you get your eye in.
1918 Stars & Stripes 22 Mar. 6/1 They repair to the drill ground, upon which has been laid out a baseball diamond, and get their arms limber and their eyes ‘in’.
1957 R. Galton & A. Simpson Hancock's Half-hour (1987) 77 That's better, I've got my eye in now, I'm landing them just where I want them.
2006 Ace Tennis Oct. 38/4 They had time..to get their eye in and get used to the courts, balls and surroundings.
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