dead eye
Never misses target
Dead eye describes exceptional accuracy in shooting or throwing—someone who consistently hits their target.
A dead-eye marksman rarely misses.
The term extends to any precise aim: She's a dead eye with darts.
In sailing, a deadeye is a round wooden block with holes for threading rigging lines, its appearance suggesting an eye socket.
- sharpshooterExpert precision shooter
- crack shotHighly skilled marksman
- marksmanPrecision shooter
- bullseyeExact center target
- sniperConcealed precision shooter
Annie Oakley · aim · precision · pirate · rigging · block and tackle · nautical · pulley · rope · accuracy · steady hand · steady · unflinching · cold · stare · gaze · target · scope
natural talent/aptitude
dead eyenovice
Inexperienced newcomer to field
beginner · greenhorn · incompetent · bungler · hopeless case