have an eye for (something)

to be able to understand and appreciate something.

She certainly had an eye for art, which explains, of course, why she was a successful art dealer.

Usage notes: also used in the form with an eye for something:

I think I was born with an eye for beauty.

Related vocabulary: have an ear for something

• come across
• come across as
• come across someone
• come across something
• Come again?
• come again
• come a gutser
• come along
• come along for the ride
• come a long way
• come apart
• come apart at the seams
• come around
• come around to
• come around to something
• come at a price
• come back down to earth
• come back down to earth with a bang
• come back down to earth with a bump
• come back down to earth with a jolt
• come back from the dead
• come between
• come by
• come by something
• come cap in hand