in the eye of

in the eyes of . In the view or opinion of, from the standpoint of. For example, In the eyes of his fans Elvis could do no wrong , or In the eyes of the law he was a fugitive . The eyes here allude to their function, seeing. [Late 1500s]
In the center or focal point of something, as in They were right in the eye of this controversy . This term employs eye in the sense of “a central spot,” a usage dating from the mid-1700s.

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Davis, who had covered the NFL for CBS but now is shifting to college football, said the value or detriment of switching schools is in the eye of the evaluator.

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“I’m getting paid back for 25 years of putting my thumb in the eye of the man,” Carson would say.

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The creators of Adolescence said they wanted to "look in the eye of male rage" with the series.

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Writer Jack Thorne said they wanted to "look in the eye of male rage".

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“Sayed Hassan was above the first rank. He was a spike in the eye of Israel and the U.S.,” said Adel, a 34-year-old Iraqi with a paramilitary faction — one of thousands of Iraqis who had flown from Baghdad for the ceremony.

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in the eye in the face

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