Г48
(ВСЕ) ГЛАЗА ПРОГЛЯДЕТЬ (ПРОСМОТРЕТЬ) coil
VPsubj:
human 1. Also: (ВСЕ) ГЛАЗА ВЫСМОТРЕТЬ coll to exhaust o.s. by staring into the distance for a long time in anticipation of the arrival of s.o. or sth. : X все глаза проглядел - X has (had) worn himself out watching for person Y
X's eyes were tired from watching the door (the horizon
etc)(in limited contexts) X had his eyes on (fixed on, glued to) the door the whole timeX kept watching the door the whole time.
2. - (на кого-что) obsoles to look at s.o. steadily, constantly (out of interest, because of emotional attachment etc)
X все глаза проглядел (на Y-a) - X couldn't (didn't) take his eyes off (of) Y
X never took his eyes off (of) Y.
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Г49 →← Г47