释义 |
do (one) in the eye do (one) in the eyeTo foil, stymie, or embarrass one. I don't trust that guy after he did me in the eye and stole that opportunity from me.See also: eyedo someone in the eye defraud, thwart, or humiliate someone. 1930 J. B. Priestley Angel Pavement He'd invented the job five minutes before, just to do mother in the eye. See also: eye, someone |