eye up

1. (colloquial, idiomatic, transitive)To examine (something or someone) closely (often, something or someone coveted).

   Near-synonyms: give someone the eye, take a look (intransitive)

   That creep in the corner was eyeing me up.

2. (colloquial, idiomatic)To examine casually by eye, with little or no measuring or testing.

   Hey, while you're there, take a look at their furnace. You don't have to inspect it — just eye it up and tell me whether it's decrepit or not.

1. Tom's eyes lit up when Mary walked into the room.

   У Тома засяяли очі, коли Мері увійшла до кімнати. — deniko

   deToms Augen fingen an zu leuchten, als Maria den Raum betrat. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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2. Tom opened his eyes and looked up at Mary.

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3. Tom's eyes lit up.

   ruГлаза Тома загорелись. — marafon

   deToms Augen fingen an zu leuchten. — wolfgangth

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4. Mary's eyes lit up.

   У Мері засяяли очі. — deniko

   ruГлаза Мэри загорелись. — marafon

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5. Close your eyes and shut up.

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