eyeful

eyeful
noun
(coll.)

get an eyeful [of something] — einiges [von etwas] zu sehen bekommen

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ˈeye·ful
n
to get an \eyeful of dust/soapy water Staub/Seifenlauge ins Auge bekommen
to be an \eyeful (fam) etw fürs Auge sein fam
she's quite an \eyeful sie sieht toll aus fam
to get an \eyeful of sth (fam) einen [verstohlenen] Blick auf etw akk werfen
we should have got an \eyeful of the contract wir hätten uns den Vertrag einmal ansehen sollen
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['aɪfʊl]
n

he got an eyeful of soda water — er bekam Selterswasser ins Auge

she's quite an eyeful (inf) — sie hat allerhand zu bieten (inf)

I opened the bathroom door and got quite an eyeful — ich öffnete die Badezimmertür und sah allerhand (inf)

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eyeful [ˈaıfʊl] s umg
1. toller Anblick:
get an eyeful was zu sehen bekommen;
get an eyeful of this! sieh dir das mal an!
2. tolle Frau:
she’s quite an eyeful sie hat eine Menge zu bieten
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noun
(coll.)

get an eyeful [of something] — einiges [von etwas] zu sehen bekommen


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