weather eye

[weather eye] {n.}

1. Eyes that can tell what the weather will be.

* /Grandfather's weather eye always tells him when it will rain./

2. Eyes ready or quick to see; careful watch. — Usually used in phrases like "keep a weather eye on", "open", or "out for".

* /Mrs. Brown kept a weather eye on the children so they wouldn't hurt each other./

* /Keep a weather eye out for Uncle George at the store./

* /Keep a weather eye open for deer./

* /The police have a weather eye out for the robbers./

Compare: LOOK OUT.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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