have eyes in the back of your head

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to be aware of everything that is happening around you, even things that seem difficult or impossible to see

   That's right: Mr. Cohen has eyes in the back of his head.

   Come on, ref! Are your eyes in the back of your head?

In the movies · 3

• That's right: Mr. Cohen has eyes in the back of his head.Front of the Class2008
• She doesn't have eyes in the back of her head.Living2022
• Come on, ref! Are your eyes in the back of your head?Elemental2023
• You better have eyes in the back of your fucking head.Felon2008

Learn it in full scenes

• Front of the Class2008
  • Brad Asks for a Chance
  • Brad's Tics Drive His Family Crazy
  • Brad's Childhood with Tourette's

From the same entry

• be all eyes
• before front of eyes
• be up to your eyes in
• cast an eye eyes over
• clap eyes on
• an eye for an eye
• eyes are bigger than their stomach
• for eyes only
• get your eye in
• have an eye for
• have eyes like a hawk
• have one eye an eye on

More idioms

• have your feet on the ground
• have your work cut out
• i beg to differ
• it is just as well
• keep quiet about
• keep your options open
• kill time
• lay a finger on
• lose your cool
• not far off
• play by the rules
• pull the wool over eyes