eye up
Look over covetously
To eye up is to look at someone with sexual interest or to assess something carefully, sizing it up: He was eyeing up the women at the bar, She eyed up the competition before the race.
Chiefly British.
The phrase suggests a deliberate, evaluating gaze rather than a casual glance.
- glanceBrief, casual look
- gazeFixed, intent look
- observePerceive with attention
- stareProlonged fixed gaze
- look overExamine briefly or superficially
inspect · watch · assess · judge · appraise · weigh · give the once-over · admire · ogle · scrutinize · leer · peek · examine · look · focus · view · survey · once-over