by the eye
English
[edit]Prepositional phrase
[edit]- (obsolete, idiomatic) In abundance.
- c. 1589–1590 (date written), Christopher Marlo[we], edited by Tho[mas] Heywood, The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Iew of Malta. […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Nicholas Vavasour, […], published 1633, →OCLC, (please specify the page):
- Assure thyself thou shalt have broth by the eye