eye up

adocchiare, squadrare

Guardare attentamente qualcuno o qualcosa, spesso perché lo si desidera.

In inglese semplice: To look carefully at someone or something, often because you want them or it.

• He was eyeing up the cake.
• She eyed up a red dress in the window.
• Are you eyeing up the last piece of pizza?

Come si usa: eye someone/something up (She eyed the new jacket up.)

Sinonimi: eye, check out, look over

Espressioni comuni: eye up someone, eye up something, eye something up

valutare a occhio

Stimare dimensioni o distanze guardando, senza misurare o fare verifiche accurate.

In inglese semplice: To judge something by looking at it, without carefully measuring or testing it.

• Just eye up the gap.
• He eyed up the shelf before cutting the wood.
• Can you eye up the distance without using a ruler?

Sinonimi: eyeball, estimate by eye

Espressioni comuni: eye up something, eye up the gap