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have one's eye on (someone or something) What does have one's eye on (someone or something) mean?	to want someone or something and hope that you will be able to get it or him or her	The woman has her eye on a new job in the company and she is working very hard to get it. The company has their eye on the famous art director.
have one's eye on (someone or something) What does have one's eye on (someone or something) mean?	to watch someone or something carefully, to take care of someone or something	The woman had her eye on her baby as she talked on the telephone.
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at (someone's) earliest convenience What does "at (someone's) earliest convenience" mean?	as soon as it is convenient for someone	I went to the bank at my earliest convenience to speak to the bank manager.

at the bottom of the ladder What does "at the bottom of the ladder" mean?	at the lowest level of pay and status in a company or organization	I will start at the bottom of the ladder at my new job.
dress (someone) down What does "dress (someone) down" mean?	to scold someone	The supervisor took the clerk into her office to dress her down.
early to bed, early to rise What does "early to bed, early to rise" mean?	going to bed early is good for you	going to bed early is good for youThe man believed that early to bed, early to rise was good for him and he always went to bed at 9:30 every night.
a risk of rain/showers/thunderstorms What does "a risk of rain/showers/thunderstorms" mean?	a chance of rain/showers/thunderstorms	There was a risk of showers so we decided not to go on a picnic today.

have other/bigger fish to fry What does "have other/bigger fish to fry" mean?	to have other more important things to do, to have other opportunities	I have other fish to fry and I do not plan to spend any more time talking about my friend's problems.
have a good mind to (do something) What does "have a good mind to (do something)" mean?	to be tempted to do something, to be almost ready to do something	I have a good mind to go and tell my boss that I am planning to look for another job.
shit slinger What does "shit slinger" mean?	cook
cut off one`s nose to spite one`s face What does "cut off one`s nose to spite one`s face" mean?	to make things worse for oneself by trying to harm someone/something else	The man cut off his nose to spite his face when he became angry and quit his job.
serve as a guinea pig What does "serve as a guinea pig" mean?	to allow some kind of test to be performed on someone	I was not happy that I had to serve as a guinea pig for the new training material.
Full throttle What does "Full throttle" mean?	If you do something full throttle, you do it with as much speed and energy as you can.

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Have Ones Eye On Someone Or Something Idiom