take one's eyes off en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To stop looking at (something).
The old stomach sickness clutched me. put one hand on the edge of the house to steady myself. My lips seemed suddenly dry and I moistened them against the need of speech. Nor did for an instant take my eyes off him.
1904, Jack London, chapter 32, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC:You're just too good to be true / Can't take my eyes off of you / You'd be like heaven to touch / I wanna hold you so much
1967 April, Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio, “Can't Take My Eyes Off You” (track A5), in Frankie Valli: Solo, performed by Frankie Valli:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| taking one's eyes off | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| takes one's eyes off | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| took one's eyes off | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| taken one's eyes off | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (2)
hu leveszi a szemét (to stop looking at) · sv släppa ur sikte (to stop looking at)