I had half an eye on the TV while I was writing my letter.
She kept half an eye on the kids all through our conversation.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
keep half an eye on someone — have/keep half an eye on (something/someone) to watch something or someone without giving them all your attention. I had half an eye on the TV while I was writing my letter. She kept half an eye on the kids all through our conversation … New idioms dictionary
keep half an eye on — have/keep half an eye on (something/someone) to watch something or someone without giving them all your attention. I had half an eye on the TV while I was writing my letter. She kept half an eye on the kids all through our conversation … New idioms dictionary
with half an eye on something — with half an eye on (something/someone) have/keep half an eye on (something/someone) to watch something or someone without giving them all your attention. I ate my lunch with half an eye on the clock to make sure I didn t miss my train … New idioms dictionary
have half an eye on something — have/keep half an eye on (something/someone) to watch something or someone without giving them all your attention. I had half an eye on the TV while I was writing my letter. She kept half an eye on the kids all through our conversation … New idioms dictionary
keep a weather eye open — verb to maintain a background awareness of something; to remain alert to changes without it occupying your full attention. Syn: keep half an eye on something, keep ones wits about one … Wiktionary
with half an eye on someone — with half an eye on (something/someone) have/keep half an eye on (something/someone) to watch something or someone without giving them all your attention. I ate my lunch with half an eye on the clock to make sure I didn t miss my train … New idioms dictionary
with half an eye on — (something/someone) have/keep half an eye on (something/someone) to watch something or someone without giving them all your attention. I ate my lunch with half an eye on the clock to make sure I didn t miss my train … New idioms dictionary
have half an eye on someone — have/keep half an eye on (something/someone) to watch something or someone without giving them all your attention. I had half an eye on the TV while I was writing my letter. She kept half an eye on the kids all through our conversation … New idioms dictionary
have half an eye on — have/keep half an eye on (something/someone) to watch something or someone without giving them all your attention. I had half an eye on the TV while I was writing my letter. She kept half an eye on the kids all through our conversation … New idioms dictionary
half — half1 W1S1 [ha:f US hæf] predeterminer, pron, adj [only before noun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(50%)¦ 2¦(most of)¦ 3¦(time)¦ 4¦(combination)¦ 5 half a dozen 6 half a/the chance 7 half an eye/ear 8 be half the battle 9 half a minute/moment/second etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
