in one's eyes
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In tropical forests, it is common to discover leeches unexpectedly high up on one’s body, on the arms, neck, shoulder, or even in one’s eyes.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024
Trying to throw dust in one's eyes is an old trick of Fritz's.
From The Airship "Golden Hind" by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
Besides, what could she know of the exquisite enjoyment of floating on a summer sea with the summer sun in one's eyes and wave after gentle wave rocking one to drowsy content?
From The Rocks of Valpre by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
A strong smell of size, dabs of paint in one's eyes, And "rehearsals" don't add to the charm of one's drawing-room.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 31, 1892 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir
The dust was getting most disagreeable in one's eyes and throat, and covering everything.
From Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 by Waddington, Mary Alsop King
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