Money & finance

have your eye on something

want something you have noticed

To be interested in getting or buying something that you have noticed.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Which dress are you thinking of buying?

I've got my eye on the blue one near the window.

Play the conversation

I've had my eye on a new laptop, but I'm waiting for it to go on sale.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I have my eye at that jacket.

Say: I have my eye on that jacket.

This expression uses "on" before the thing you are interested in.

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How it fits in a sentence.

have your eye on something; have had your eye on something

Your turn: say it out loud

I've had my eye on a new laptop, but I'm waiting for it to go on sale.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

have your eye on something

want something you have noticed

“I've had my eye on a new laptop, but I'm waiting for it to go on sale.”

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