单词 | under the eye of |
释义 | > as lemmasunder (also beneath) the eye(s) of f. under (also beneath) the eye(s) of: under the observation or attention of; also with modifying adjective. ΚΠ ?1596 J. Dickenson Shepheardes Complaint sig. A4 A Snake slilie creeping into the foolish birds late forsaken nest deuoured the sillie yonglings not garded as before with the warie Mothers watchfull eie.] 1641 J. Milton Animadversions 36 He..hath yet ever had this Iland under the speciall indulgent eye of his providence. 1668 P. Rycaut Present State Ottoman Empire (new ed.) i. xv. 68 The inhabited Cities..are immediately under the eye of a vigilant Commander. 1729 T. Prior List Absentees of Ireland 55 We have discover'd a long Scene of Running of Brandy, even in our Metropolis, where Officers abound, and are under the immediate Eye of the Commissioners. 1782 Lady's Mag. Jan. 45/1 So shall our babes in safety dwell Beneath thy watchful eye. 1824 T. Medwin Conv. with Byron (1832) I. 53 I had..fallen under the eye of the Government. 1886 Times 8 Feb. 7/4 His vigilance unmasked what..turned out to be slavery in all respects carried on under the very eyes of the British authorities. 1906 U. Sinclair Jungle v. 67 You might easily pick out these pace-makers, for they worked under the eyes of the bosses, and they worked like men possessed. 1953 D. Whipple Someone at Distance xxv. 219 There was only that glance at her mother to see if she would pass muster under the eyes of the Weston girls and the Mowbrays. 2006 N. Plakcy & S. Sakson Paws & Reflect 55 I grew up under the watchful eye of a sweet Kerry Blue Terrier. < as lemmas |
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