be one in the eye for
be one in the eye for
To be a disappointment or misfortune for someone. Typically used to describe how one is negatively impacted by someone else's actions. Jenny's success at her new company is one in the eye for her old boss. I'm your mother—of course your bad grades are one in the eye for me!
See also: eye, one
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- be out of (one's) league
- be out of somebody's league
- accompany (one) on a/(one's) journey
- accompany on a journey
- (one) puts (one's) pants on one leg at a time
- (one's) heart goes out to (someone)
- bring (someone or something) into contact with (someone or something)
- a stranger to (someone or something)
- be in bad with (someone)
- be (not) a patch on