MAKE EYES meaning: Flirtatiously gaze to show interest - OneLook

Usually means: Flirtatiously gaze to show interest.

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make eyes: Merriam-Webster
make eyes: Collins English Dictionary
make eyes: Wiktionary
make eyes: Dictionary.com
make eyes: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (make eyes)

▸ verb: (usually with "at") To flirt with (someone) by making obvious glances.

Similar:

give someone the eye, glance, glad-eye, mash, make mouths, bat one's eyes, undress with one's eyes, lay one's eyes on, googly eye, roll one's eyes, more...

Opposite:

avoid eye contact, ignore, avert gaze

Phrases:

make eyes at, make sheep's eyes at, make sheeps eyes at, make eyes pop, make sheep's eyes, more...

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Similar:

give someone the eye, glance, glad-eye, mash, make mouths, bat one's eyes, undress with one's eyes, lay one's eyes on, googly eye, roll one's eyes, more...

Opposite:

avoid eye contact, ignore, avert gaze

Phrases:

make eyes at, make sheep's eyes at, make sheeps eyes at, make eyes pop, make sheep's eyes, Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue, more...

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