gimlet eye

noun

1. a sharp or piercing glance.

2. an eye that appears to give a sharp or piercing look.

Other Word Forms

• gimlet-eyed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gimlet eye¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

But the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland keeps a gimlet eye on inflation data, and it has some estimates.

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The takeaway is hidden in your question: You are independent and you are an adult who funds your own life, so you — in theory — are least likely to give the “gimlet eye” to your parents’ estate plan.

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His Joel had a gimlet eye and wore his heart on his sleeve; he was sometimes goofy but always in on the joke.

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No detail is too small for Caro’s gimlet eye, which is currently trained on finishing Volume 5.

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With a gimlet eye and a surprisingly girlish laugh, Vera is cantankerous, impatient, intensely private, unapologetically disheveled and utterly glorious.

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