have half an eye on

have/keep half an eye on something/somebody

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mitre	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Lara (1)	LAHR-ə (English), LAH-rah (German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese)	Russian, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian
Anthea	AN-thee-ə (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Kerenza	-	English (Rare)
Fereydoun	-	Persian, Persian Mythology
Alcott	['ɔ:lkət]