Wipe (someone's) eye In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "wipe (someone's) eye", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2022-11-07 05:11

Meaning of Wipe (someone's) eye

Synonyms:

get the best of (one) , have the best of (something)

Wipe (someone's) eye British slang

To get an advantage over someone by using a trick or acting smartly.

 

It is impossible to negotiate if one side feels that the other side is trying to wipe their eye.

In the story, the cunning fox wipes his eye.

My rival wiped my eye in the debate.

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When you experience extreme and undesirable situations, it is probably essential to take extreme actions

blind impulse

A desire to do something, which is random, sudden and unaccountable

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Quickly start working or operating
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  Reduce or avoid your chances of the future failure or loss by trying several different possibilities instead of one
 

lance the boil

To take a decisive and dramatic action with the aim of solving a problem or ending an undesirable situation

Grammar and Usage of Wipe (someone's) eye

Verb Forms

  • wipes (someone's) eye
  • to wipe (someone's) eye
  • wiping (someone's) eye
  • wiped (someone's) eye

The verb "wipe" should be conjugated according to its tense.

 

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take a flyer (on something)

If you take a flyer (on something), you take a chance, risk, or gamble on it.

Example:

The coach took a flyer on the young goalkeeper, and it turned out to be a wise choice.

 

 

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