have eyes like a hawk
have eyes like a hawk
To be very observant. (Like all birds of prey, hawks have excellent vision.) Mom has eyes like a hawk, so she'll definitely notice if you sneak some of those cookies out of the kitchen.
See also: eye, have, hawk, like
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
have eyes like a hawk
miss nothing of what is going on around you.See also: eye, have, hawk, like
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
have eyes like a ˈhawk
be able to notice or see everything: Mrs Fielding’s bound to notice that chipped glass. The woman has eyes like a hawk! ▶ ˌhawk-ˈeyed adj.A hawk is a kind of bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food), and can see small things from very far away.
See also: eye, have, hawk, like
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- go to bed with the sun
- go to bed with the chickens
- call (someone or something) to (one's) attention
- (you've) got to get up pretty early in the morning to (do something)
- gotta get up pretty early in the morning to
- hold it right there
- call attention to
- call attention to (someone or something)
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- frighten/scare the life out of somebody