English Explanatory Dictionary

have eyes in the back of one's head

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be particularly, especially uncannily, observant, as if able to see in all directions at once.

Pronunciation

en-au-have eyes in the back of one's head.ogg

Word forms

have eyes in the back of one's head has eyes in the back of one's head having eyes in the back of one's head had eyes in the back of one's head

Etymology

From Latin in occipitio quoque habet oculos ("she has eyes even on the back of her head"), from Plautus, Aulularia (The Pot of Gold), act 1, scene 1.

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