take one's eyes off

verb

To stop looking at (something).

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Meanings

verbtake one's eyes off (third-person singular simple present takes one's eyes off, present participle taking one's eyes off, simple past took one's eyes off, past participle taken one's eyes off)

present singular third person takes one's eyes off · participle present taking one's eyes off · past took one's eyes off · participle past taken one's eyes off

  1. idiomaticTo stop looking at (something).

    You're just too good to be true / Can't take my eyes off of you / You'd be like heaven to touch / I wanna hold you so much

    1967 April, Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio, “Can't Take My Eyes Off You” (track A5), in Frankie Valli: Solo, performed by Frankie Valli
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    The old stomach sickness clutched me. put one hand on the edge of the house to steady myself. My lips seemed suddenly dry and I moistened them against the need of speech. Nor did for an instant take my eyes off him.

    1904, Jack London, chapter 32, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC

    Synonyms: get one's eyes off

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo stop looking at (something).

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Translations

Hungarian leveszi a szemét
  • leveszi a szemétto stop looking at
Swedish släppa ur sikte
  • släppa ur sikteto stop looking at
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APA

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Chicago

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