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[get the eye]
{v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To be looked at, especiallywith interest and liking.
The pretty girl got the eye as she walkedpast the boys on the street corner.
2. To be looked at or stared at,especially in a cold, unfriendly way.
When
Mary asked if she couldtake home the fur coat and pay later, she got the eye
from the clerk.
Contrast: GIVE THE EYE.
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