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(ВСЕ) ГЛАЗА ПРОГЛЯДЕТЬ (ПРОСМОТРЕТЬ) coil VP subj: human

1. Also: (ВСЕ) ГЛАЗА ВЫСМОТРЕТЬ coll to exhaust o.s. by staring into the distance for a long time in anticipation of the arrival of s.o. or sth. : X все глаза проглядел - X has (had) worn himself out watching for person Y

X's eyes were tired from watching the door (the horizon etc) (in limited contexts) X had his eyes on (fixed on, glued to) the door the whole time X kept watching the door the whole time.

(Варвара Капитоновна:) Вот вы, Вероника!.. Здравствуйте, здравствуйте! Боренька все глаза на двери просмотрел (Розов 3). (V.K.:) Veronika, here you are!...Hello, hello! Borenka kept watching the door the whole time (3a).

2. - (на кого-что) obsoles to look at s.o. steadily, constantly (out of interest, because of emotional attachment etc)

X все глаза проглядел (на Y-a) - X couldn't (didn't) take his eyes off (of) Y

X never took his eyes off (of) Y.

(Курчаев:) Тётка в вас влюблена... (Глумов:) Каким же это образом? (Курчаев:) В театре видела, все глаза проглядела... (Островский 9). (К.:) ...My aunt is...in love with you. (G.:) How did that happen? (K.:) She saw you at the theatre, couldn't take her eyes off of you... (9b).