my eye

Idioms  

1. Like hell, that's nonsense, as in You were at the library all day? My eye, you were! This slangy expression of disbelief was first recorded in 1842. From about 1800 to the 1930s the same term was used to indicate surprise (My eye, she's been promoted after all.) but this usage seems to be obsolete.

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my eye

It exists at the corner of my eye in advertisements and feeds, but I’m never tempted to look its way.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Without a library, I would not have purchased every cookbook, obscure DVD and book about secretive magicians that caught my eye.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

The family next to me catch my eye, all kitted out in matching St Vincent's outfits.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

What caught my eye as a scholar interested in popular constitutionalism was the way freed people made direct claims on the text of the state constitution.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

I see Grandma from the corner of my eye, studying me.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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