one eye on

Idioms  

1. Paying some but not full attention to, as in He ran the rehearsal with one eye on the clock. Also see have one's eye on; out of the corner of one's eye; see with half an eye.

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Example Sentences

It was also line-up that suggested Frank may have had one eye on Saturday night's key home game against Fulham, with Mohammed Kudus, Joao Palhinha, Destiny Udogie, Wilson Odobert and Xavi Simons left out.

From BBC

Now everybody, the manager included, kept one eye on the street as they worked.

From Los Angeles Times

Layoffs and corporate redundancies have long been a common occurrence in this industry’s modern era, and it seems everyone I know has one eye on the ax that swings around us like a boomerang at all times.

From Salon

With one eye on crucial elections in Scotland and Wales in May, the Labour leader said: "I'm not just proud of the union jack and the cross of St George, I'm also proud of the Saltire, proud of the Red Dragon, proud of our union."

From BBC

With World Cup qualifiers looming, he may have had one eye on breaking into Thomas Tuchel's England first team, but it all changed with the signing of giant goalkeeper Donnarumma.

From BBC