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Colloquial expression for "make eyes at someone" Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:34 am  Colloquial expression for "make eyes at someone"
 

What's the expression commonly used in spoken English for "make eyes at someone"?

I need the expression that is used when a guy looks at a girl, admires her beauty for a moment or two, and just moves on. I am not talking about leering here.

Please help.
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Colloquial expression for "make eyes at someone" Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:16 pm  Colloquial expression for "make eyes at someone"
 

make eyes at = ogle; mostly between man and woman.
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Colloquial expression for "make eyes at someone" Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:40 pm  Colloquial expression for "make eyes at someone"
 

Hi,

On the matter of eyes you might be interested to know that someone who does this (making eyes) rather a lot is said to have a 'wandering eye'.

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Colloquial expression for "make eyes at someone" Mon Jun 30, 2008 13:55 pm  Colloquial expression for "make eyes at someone"
 

In the women's magazine that I read, it's making the cheeky guilty look. It's when a girl catches you checking her out and you make the embarrased look.

Is that it? But I think make eyes at is okay.
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Colloquial expression for "make eyes at someone" Mon Jun 30, 2008 14:11 pm  Colloquial expression for "make eyes at someone"
 

daemon99 wrote:
What's the expression commonly used in spoken English for "make eyes at someone"?

I need the expression that is used when a guy looks at a girl, admires her beauty for a moment or two, and just moves on. I am not talking about leering here.
Hi Daemon
I'm not sure there is a single expression that tends to be used here. If a woman notices that her boyfriend/husband is looking with interest at a pretty girl, she might poke him or say something about it, after which he might tell her that 'he was just admiring the scenery'. Laughing

It might also be said that he is doing a little 'girl-watching'.
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Colloquial expression for "make eyes at someone" Mon Jun 30, 2008 14:47 pm  Colloquial expression for "make eyes at someone"
 

I thought there would be an expression that was used extensively, because looking at a girl in an admiring way is such a common thing Laughing

I had another expression in mind, 'give someone the eye' Wink
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