all eyes

Idioms

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.

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all eyes

It could feel like all eyes were on him.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

As such, all eyes have been on Schwesig, a former national family minister whose motto has been the "Frau gegen Blau" -- the woman against blue, the AfD's signature colour.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

“That’s in our rearview mirror. We’re all eyes moving forward.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

The offended parties can also choose to turn the other cheek, though all eyes seem fixed on the gallows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

I expected she would show signs of great distress and shame; but to my surprise she neither wept nor blushed: composed, though grave, she stood, the central mark of all eyes.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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