eyes are locked on

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—used to say that someone is looking at someone or something and not looking at anything else

His eyes were locked on her as she walked across the room.

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And right now, our eyes are locked on Zooey Deschanel's pretty-in-pink engagement manicure that's so easy to recreate. —

Gabi Thorne, Allure, 15 Aug. 2023

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