get an eyeball on someone/something

get an eyeball on (someone or something)

To see or spot someone or something. The police are trying to find out if anyone got an eyeball on the suspect fleeing the scene.See also: eyeball, get, on

get an eyeball on someone/something

tv. to manage to spot someone or something; to catch sight of someone or something. When I finally got an eyeball on the speeding car, it was too far away for me to read the license plate. See also: eyeball, get, on, someone, something