Question

The poet uses the expression ‘eyeing the moon’ in the poem. Match the idiomatic expressions with ‘eye’ given in Column 1 with their meanings in Column 2. You may refer to a dictionary.

Column 1	Column 2
1. apple of one’s eye	(i) watch something or someone closely
2. in the blink of an eye	(ii) act as if you do not see or notice
3. keep an eye on something or somebody	(iii) something that happens very quickly
4. turn a blind eye	(iv) an overall look at something
5. see eye to eye	(v) a person who is very precious or important
6. bird’s-eye view	(vi) agree with each other

Answer 1

Column 1	Column 2
1. apple of one’s eye	(v) a person who is very precious or important
2. in the blink of an eye	(iii) something that happens very quickly
3. keep an eye on something or somebody	(i) watch something or someone closely
4. turn a blind eye	(ii) act as if you do not see or notice
5. see eye to eye	(vi) agree with each other
6. bird’s-eye view	(iv) an overall look at something