have an eye for
Idioms-
Be discriminating or perceptive about something, as in She has an eye for decorating . [c. 1700]
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have eyes for . Also, have eyes only for . Be attracted to or desire someone or something (exclusively). For example, It's obvious she has eyes for him , or He has eyes only for the top award . [Early 1800s]
Example Sentences
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The Philippous have an eye for wonderful, miserable detail, like a coroner’s stretcher that gets stuck on a doorway as it goes rattling out of the house.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2025
You have an eye for these kinds of projects, though, you were in “She Said.”
From Salon ● May 9, 2025
Rather, returning directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett show they have an eye for immersing us in well-constructed set pieces that earn their terror and are all distinct from each other.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
Yet some artists still have an eye for unabused natural beauty, whether viewed sweepingly or in close-up.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2022
After she was gone, I would sweep and clean up and even arrange some of Otis’s shelves, because he did not have an eye for arranging things and I did.
From "Because of Winn-Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo
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