eyeball (redirected from up to the eyeballs)

eye·ball  (bôl)

n.

1. The globe-shaped portion of the eye surrounded by the socket and covered externally by the eyelids.

2. The eye itself.

tr.v. eye·balled, eye·ball·ing, eye·balls Informal

1. To look over carefully; scrutinize.

2. To measure or estimate roughly by sight: eyeballed the area of the wall that needed paint.

---

eyeball [ˈaɪˌbɔːl]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the entire ball-shaped part of the eye

eyeball to eyeball in close confrontation

vb

(tr) Slang to stare at

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	eyeball - the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye orb eye, oculus, optic - the organ of sight capsule - a structure that encloses a body part
Verb	1.	eyeball - look at                               eye look - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"

Translations

eyeball [ˈaɪbɔːl]

A. N → globo m ocular
to be eyeball to eyeball (= in confrontation) → enfrentarse cara a cara
to be up to one's eyeballs in debt → estar hasta arriba de deudas
to be drugged up to the eyeballs: they've got him drugged up to the eyeballs → lo tienen medicado a tope

B. VT (US) → clavar la mirada en

eyeball [ˈaɪbɔːl] n → globe m oculaire
to be eyeball to eyeball with sb (= face to face) → se trouver nez à nez avec qn
up to the eyeballs (= to a great degree) → jusqu'au cou >
to be up to the eyeballs in debt → être dans les dettes jusqu'au cou >
eyeball-to-eyeball [ˌaɪbɔːltəˈaɪbɔːl] adj
an eyeball-to-eyeball encounter → un face-à-face

eyeball [ˈaɪˌbɔːl] n → bulbo oculare
eyeball to eyeball (fig) → faccia a faccia

---

eyeball [ˈaɪˌbɔːl] n → bulbo oculare
eyeball to eyeball (fig) → faccia a faccia