one in the eye for

A disappointment or misfortune for someone. Typically used to describe how one is negatively impacted by someone else's actions. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. 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!

one in the eye for someone

BRITISH

If you say that something you do is one in the eye for someone, you mean that it will annoy them. I want to show Arsenal they were wrong to let me go. Every goal I score now is one in the eye for them. His Nobel prize will be seen in Mexico as one in the eye for the novelist, Carlos Fuentes, who is regarded as his great left-wing rival.

one in the eye for

a disappointment or setback for someone or something, especially one that is perceived as being well deserved.

one in the eye for somebody/something

(informal) a result, an action, etc. that represents a defeat or disappointment for somebody/something: The appointment of a woman was one in the eye for male domination.

词组	one in the eye for
释义	one in the eye for one in the eye for A disappointment or misfortune for someone. Typically used to describe how one is negatively impacted by someone else's actions. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. 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. one in the eye for someone BRITISH If you say that something you do is one in the eye for someone, you mean that it will annoy them. I want to show Arsenal they were wrong to let me go. Every goal I score now is one in the eye for them. His Nobel prize will be seen in Mexico as one in the eye for the novelist, Carlos Fuentes, who is regarded as his great left-wing rival. See also: eye, one, someone Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. one in the eye for a disappointment or setback for someone or something, especially one that is perceived as being well deserved. See also: eye, one Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary one in the eye for somebody/something (informal) a result, an action, etc. that represents a defeat or disappointment for somebody/something: The appointment of a woman was one in the eye for male domination. See also: eye, one, somebody, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: be one in the eye for be (not) a patch on 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) a stranger to (someone or something) be in bad with (someone)
随便看	or what? or whatever or words to that effect oscar oscillate make horns at make in make inroads (in/into something) make inroads in/into something make inroads into make into make it make it a double make it a rule to (do something) make it a rule to do something make it as far as (something or some place) make it big make it business to make it hot for make it hot for somebody make it hot for (someone) make it hot for someone make it known make it one's business make it (one's) business to (do something)