во все глаза

• ВО ВСЕ ГЛАЗА <B ОВА ГЛАЗА rare> смотреть, глядеть на кого-что coll

[PrepP; these forms only; adv; used with impfv verbs; fixed WO]

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⇒ (to look, stare at s.o. or sth.) with one's full attention, completely absorbed in what is happening, intensely, trying not to miss anything:

- (be <look at s.o., stare at sth.>) all eyes;

- (stare etc at s.o. < sth.>) wide-eyed (with wide-open eyes);

- (look) hard (at s.o. < sth.>);

- fix one's eyes (on s.o. < sth.>);

- (look etc at s.o. < sth.>) with rapt attention.

     ♦ "Экий чёрт!" - думал Чичиков, глядя на него [Костанжогло] в оба глаза... (Гоголь 3). "What a devil!" thought Chichikov, looking at him [Kostanzhoglo], all eyes (3c).

     ♦ Видимо, он [человек с лопатой] так был поражён, что товарищ Сталин вдруг оказался в такой близости от него, что, забыв про все инструкции, открыто, во все глаза смотрел на него (Искандер 3). Evidently he [the man with the shovel] was so thrilled that Comrade Stalin had suddenly appeared so close to him that he forgot all his instructions and stared at him openly, all eyes (3a).

     ♦ "Да разве после одного счастья бывает другое, потом третье, такое же?" - спрашивала она, глядя на него во все глаза (Гончаров 1). "Do you really think that one happiness is followed by another, and then a third, exactly like it?" she asked, looking at him wide-eyed (1b).

     ♦ Сольц во все глаза смотрел на Сашу, видимо, не понимая, что вообще происходит... (Рыбаков 2). Solts looked hard at Sasha, apparently unable to understand...what was going on in general... (2a).

     ♦ Она стояла под порогом, словно приросшая к полу, и во все глаза смотрела на подходившего к ней мужа (Абрамов 1). She stood at the foot of the porch steps as if rooted to the spot, and fixed her eyes on her approaching husband (1a).