- with (your) eyes (wide) open
- with (your) eyes (wide) open
understanding the true character of someone or something.
I knew Bill for a long time, and I went into this relationship with my eyes wide open.
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with (your) eyes (wide) open
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with your eyes (wide) open — phrase knowing that there could be many problems in a situation I went into the job with my eyes open, fully knowing what it would involve. Thesaurus: knowing and knowing about somethingsynonym Main entry: eye … Useful english dictionary
with your/both eyes open — fully aware of what could happen I went into the job with my eyes (wide) open. If you do this, you need to do it with both eyes open. • • • Main Entry: ↑eye with your/both eyes open see ↑eye, 1 • • • … Useful english dictionary
Eyes Wide Shut — Warner Bros. , 159 minutes, 1999. Producer: Stanley Kubrick; Director: Kubrick; Screenplay: Kubrick, based on a novella by Arthur Schnitzler; Cinematographer: Larry Smith; Assistant Director: Brian W. Cook; Art Director: John Fenner and Kevin… … The Encyclopedia of Stanley Kubrick
wide-eyed — adj, adv written 1.) with your eyes wide open, especially because you are surprised or frightened ▪ He stood there wide eyed at the appalling scene. 2.) too willing to believe, accept, or admire things because you do not have much experience of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wide-eyed — adjective, adverb 1 with your eyes wide open, especially because you are surprised or frightened 2 too willing to believe, accept, or admire things because you do not have much experience of life; naive widely / waIdli/ adverb 1 in a lot of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
with one's eyes open — If you do something with your eyes open, you are fully aware of what you are doing. I took on the job with my eyes wide open so I m not complaining. eyes on stalks If your eyes are on stalks when you look at something, they are wide … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
open — 1 adjective NOT CLOSED 1 DOOR/CONTAINER not closed, so that you can go through, take things out, or put things in: an open window | I guess I did leave the door open. | I can t get this milk open. | wide open (=completely open): The door was wide … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
open — o|pen1 W1S1 [ˈəupən US ˈou ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(door/container etc)¦ 2¦(eyes/mouth)¦ 3¦(not enclosed)¦ 4¦(not covered)¦ 5 the open air 6¦(business/building etc)¦ 7¦(not restricted)¦ 8¦(opportunity)¦ 9¦(not secret)¦ 10¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
open — o|pen1 [ oupən ] adjective *** ▸ 1 when public can visit ▸ 2 when you can see inside ▸ 3 not covered/enclosed ▸ 4 not blocked ▸ 5 not hidden/secret ▸ 6 anyone can see/join ▸ 7 considering suggestions ▸ 8 when something can be done ▸ 9 possible ▸… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
open — [[t]o͟ʊpən[/t]] ♦ opens, opening, opened 1) V ERG If you open something such as a door, window, or lid, or if it opens, its position is changed so that it no longer covers a hole or gap. [V n] He opened the window and looked out... The church… … English dictionary
