| 单词 | with half an eye |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswith half an eye (a) (to have but) half an eye: (to have) even the smallest power of vision or appreciation of something, esp. the obvious. In modern use frequently with half an eye. ΚΠ 1533 W. Tyndale Souper of Lorde f. 28 For as for their false iugelinge we fele it at our fyngers ende: we se it, had we but halfe an eye. 1579 W. Fulke Heskins Parl. Repealed in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 348 Euery man that hath but halfe an eye, seeth these grosse inconsequences. ?c1622 E. Bolton Hypercritica (1722) ii. 215 Iniquities..are sometime laid on so impudently thick, that with less than half an Eye the Paintings are discernable. 1652 N. Culpeper Eng. Physician 12 He that hath but half an Eye may see their pride without a pair of Spectacles. 1731 J. Rigby Insolence Rebuk'd 19 Is it not apparent to any one that hath but half an Eye that in the 13th Verse he speaks only to them that were with him? 1839 Army & Navy Chron. 25 Apr. 268/1 In case of war, it requires but half an eye, to see that the Gulf of Mexico would be the theatre of conflict. 1890 M. Taylor Miss Miles (1990) iii. 34 With half an eye she might have seen that his motive for calling was an utter triviality. 1916 Harper's Mag. Nov. 807/1 It took but half an invitation to induce him to head with us for Santa Cruz, and but half an eye to see that the lithe young Portuguese was an able walker. 1975 T. Brooke-Taylor et al. Goodies' Bk. Criminal Rec. 51 Mr. Oddie, I strongly object to being referred to as ‘Stingy’. A swift butcher's at Exhibit ‘H’ will make it clear to anyone with half an eye that we are very lavish with our gifts. 1999 Airgun World Nov. 18/1 Those with half an eye for detail will recognise the little hand-gun from the dismantled parts pictured here. with half an eye (b) with half an eye: at a glance, without effort. Frequently in to see with half an eye. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > easy, easily, or without difficulty [phrase] > without effort or strain within oneself (itself, etc.)1518 with half an eye1536 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (transitive)] > glance at > perceive at a glance to take in1637 with half an eye1651 1536 J. Gwynneth Confut. Fyrst Parte Frythes Boke sig. d.ii Thou mayst now, with halfe an eye perceyue..it can not folow, that an heretyke hath in dede, any part of the fayth. 1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. xxxiii. 66/1 These Xaraffos..can discerne it [sc. counterfeit money] with halfe an eye. 1651 C. Barksdale tr. H. Grotius Authority Highest Powers xi. 253 Any one may see with half an eye, how impertinent it is. 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle III. lxxxvii. 58 He had not been here three minutes, when I could perceive with half an eye, that he had marked out your grace for a conquest. 1842 Bentley's Misc. Mar. 321 ‘I could see it with half an eye.’ ‘Ah! yer dogged 'cute,’ rejoined the conceited rustic, with a grin. 1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island iv. xviii. 143 I saw with half an eye that all was over. 1918 Everybody's Mag. Sept. 95/1 One could see with half an eye that there was no harm in him. 1941 Boys' Life Nov. 24/3 For all her joy at being reunited with her offspring Colin could see with half an eye that she didn't relax completely. 1998 Express & Echo (Exeter) (Nexis) 17 Nov. 10 Anyone inspecting the trapdoors..could see with half an eye that damp could not have been the reason for the failure of the doors. < as lemmas |
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