all eyes



all eyes

Watching or ready to watch something intently. The children were all eyes when the magician started performing.
See also: all, eye

all eyes

with a lot of interest in something or someone you see The kids were all eyes, taking in every detail of the new house.
See also: all, eye

all eyes

Watching very closely, as in The buyers at the fashion show were all eyes. Worded slightly differently ( with all one's eyes), this idiom dates from the mid-1500s. Also see its counterpart, all ears.
See also: all, eye

all eyes

Fully attentive.
See also: all, eye

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ezer-Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
AveryAY-vər-ee, AYV-reeEnglish
InÁCio-Portuguese
Khshayarsha-Ancient Persian
Janelejə-NELEnglish (Rare)
Aeolus[i:ələs]