beady eye
Britishnoun
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The mom of two then climbed upstairs herself to keep a beady eye on both children as they stood on the balcony and surveyed the grounds around them.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
Apes are known for picking locks and keeping a beady eye on their captors, waiting for the day someone forgets to lock the door.
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2021
Lawyers acting for Guantánamo detainees will be keeping a beady eye on what the review says about the future of the camp, as well as looking out for any disagreements within the administration.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 30, 2018
During the pilot phase, 320,000 people came under its beady eye, and together they watched 500,000 minutes of video to which they were Redirected.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2016
And this, apparently, was what Hesterfowl was inspecting, stopping every so often to peer with a beady eye into a tiny blue vortex.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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