- yeux
- n. m. pl.1. Faire les petits yeux: To be dogtired (literally to display the contracted pupils of one who has had a sleepless night).2. Ne pas avoir les yeux en face des trous: To have a cock-eyed view of things (through excessive drink or other distractions). Reparle-m'en demain, je n'aipas les yeux en face des trous! Tell me about it tomorrow, I can't think straight!3. Ne pas avoir les yeux dans sa poche: To be 'on the ball', to have one's wits about one.4. Entre quat'z- yeux: Between you, me and the gatepost; in confidence. S'expliquer entre quat'z- yeux: To have a punch-up or a row away from onlookers. (The expression can sometimes relate to a nonbelligerent confrontation of views.)5. Coûter les yeux de la tête: To 'cost the earth', to be very expensive.
Dictionary of Modern Colloquial French. 2013.