poke someone's eye out

verb

To damage or harm someone's eye to the point that it can no longer see.

“Hey, watch where you're throwing that thing! You could've poked Jeff's eye out.”

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Meanings

verbpoke someone's eye out (third-person singular simple present pokes someone's eye out, present participle poking someone's eye out, simple past and past participle poked someone's eye out)

present singular third person pokes someone's eye out · participle present poking someone's eye out · participle past poked someone's eye out · past poked someone's eye out

  1. idiomaticTo damage or harm someone's eye to the point that it can no longer see.

    Hey, watch where you're throwing that thing! You could've poked Jeff's eye out.

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Chicago

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