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Sasha 大萨沙
Is it correct to say "to look a person into their/his,her eyes" in the literal meaning?
Nov 30, 2023 7:44 PM
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Looking someone in the eye --- literal
Seeing eye to eye --- figurative (and intransitive) --- e.g. "they don't see eye to eye"
Looking into someone's eyes --- literal
Looking at someone's eyes --- literal, what an optician or doctor might do
Gazing into someone's eyes --- literal
Meeting someone's gaze --- literal
November 30, 2023
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It's a common collocation to say look someone "in the eye."
I looked him in the eye and told him to go away.
November 30, 2023
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Hi Sasha, we would rather say "look a person in thier eyes" or "look into a person's eyes"
December 1, 2023
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You can also look at someone “eye to eye”.
November 30, 2023
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Sasha 大萨沙
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Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Ukrainian
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