with one eye on
with one eye on (something)
While giving something one's intermittent or partial attention. I hurried to finish the report with one eye on the clock. She shoveled fuel into the boiler with one eye on the pressure gauge.
See also: eye, on, one
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
with one eye on
giving some but not all your attention to. 1977 Craig Thomas Firefox With one eye on the JPT (jet-pipe temperature) gauge he opened the throttles until the rpm gauges were at fifty-five percent and the whine had increased comfortably.
See also: eye, on, one
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- with one eye on (something)
- one eye on
- one eye on (someone or something)
- pay to (do something)
- pay to do
- half an eye
- whip away
- at (one's) doorstep
- at doorstep
- at the back of your mind