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.
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have eyes like a hawk

miss nothing of what is going on around you.
See also: eye, have, hawk, like
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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
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See also:
  • 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)
  • frighten the life out of someone
  • frighten/scare the life out of somebody