in the eye
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An emergency is in the eye of the beholder, they suggest; standing is in the eye of the beholder.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
With rare exception, “Primetime” doesn’t have the guts to look its predators in the eye.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
“Attractive,” after all, is in the eye of the beholder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
"We had to look the person in the eye and know they would add to what we already have."
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
I was tugging against her, holding on to the string for dear life, when one of her feathers pricked me right in the eye.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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