"see something green in one's eye" meaning in All languages combined

See see something green in one's eye on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: sees something green in one's eye [present, singular, third-person], seeing something green in one's eye [participle, present], saw something green in one's eye [past], seen something green in one's eye [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|see<,,saw,seen> something green in one's eye}} see something green in one's eye (third-person singular simple present sees something green in one's eye, present participle seeing something green in one's eye, simple past saw something green in one's eye, past participle seen something green in one's eye)
  1. (idiomatic, informal, rare) To notice or detect signs of gullibility in a person. Tags: idiomatic, informal, rare Related terms: green in one's eye
    Sense id: en-see_something_green_in_one's_eye-en-verb-2YbkQmYh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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