我们之前学习了英语中有由eye构成的九个习语，这些习语、短语大都跟“看、留意、留神”有关。但有些习语、短语跟eye本身的意思没有关系。下面进行归纳、学习。
当我们表示“忙于；埋头于；深陷于”时，可以用be up to one’s eyes in sth表达。比如：We're up to our eyes in work.我们工作忙得不可开交。
如果表达某人“对……有鉴赏力（或识别力、眼力）可以用have an eye for sth。比如：
I've never had much of an eye for fashion.我对时装从来没多少鉴赏力。You have an eye for beauty.你很有审美眼光。She has an eye for a bargain.她善识便宜货。
我们表示“失败；挫折；失望”时用one in the eye (for sb/sth)。比如：The appointment of a woman was one in the eye for male domination.任命女性担任这个职位是对男权统治的严重打击。
短语only have eyes for/have eyes only for sb指“只钟情于某人；只爱某人”。而表示“向某人送秋波；向某人抛媚眼”则用make eyes at sb /give sb the eye。比如：He's only ever had eyes for his wife.他始终只爱自己的妻子。He's definitely giving you the eye!他肯定是在向你眉目传情！
短语with an eye to sth/to doing sth指的是“目的在于；试图”。比如：He bought the warehouse with an eye to converting it into a hotel.他买这个仓库是为了将它改成一个旅馆。
如果想表达“明知后果如何；明知有问题；心中有数”，可以用介词短语 with one’s eyes open表示。比如：I went into this with my eyes open so I guess I only have myself to blame.我是明明知道做这事的后果的，所以我想只能责怪我自己。
习语with one’s eyes shut/closed不单是“闭上眼”的意思，还有“轻车熟路；毫不费力”之意。比如：I've made this trip so often, I could do it with my eyes shut. 我经常走这条路，闭着眼睛都能找到。
