watch with an eagle eye



watch somebody/something with an eagle eye

  also watch somebody/something with eagle eyes
to watch someone or something very closely and carefully
Usage notes: An eagle is a large bird which can see very well.
The teacher was watching the children with an eagle eye, making sure they behaved themselves.
See also: eagle, eye, watch

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
OliAHL-eeEnglish
DaffodilDAF-ə-dilEnglish (Rare)
MarilynnMER-ə-lin, MER-lin, MAR-ə-lin, MAR-linEnglish
RoqueRO-ke (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Bartolomeu-Portuguese, Galician
Hui-Chinese