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four eyes

n. (used with a sing. verb) Derogatory
One who wears eyeglasses.
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`And (Hera) set a watcher upon her (Io), great and strong Argus, who with four eyes looks every way.
The Scoodler on guard stood near the doorway, turning first his white side toward them and then his black side, as if he wanted to show to all of his greedy four eyes the sight of so many fat prisoners.
Each had a hand in his pocket, each had a pistol in that hand, and there we sat, with our four eyes locked, while Harris went ashore for papers.
But no sooner did he face the four eyes than he had to rush through the nearest door which happened to lead to the dairy, and there under the high roof and among the pans he gave way to laughter which made a hollow resonance perfectly audible in the kitchen.
Are You Passionate' and Kepi chose Four Eyes,' which is a song from our first album."
He informed that Lions Club had donated four eyes for corneal transplantation and surgeries would be performed soon.
Scientists found fossils of a weird monitor lizard, one that roamed the earth millions of years ago and had four eyes instead of the two regular eyes.
Following an extensive 'four eyes' meeting with Kim Jong-un, it was confirmed that the country is committed to its athletes competing at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, as well as the Summer Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018 and the Winter Youth Olympic Games Lausanne 2020.
I'm in the latter camp, obv - aka a speccy four eyes glasses wearer.
The meeting started as four eyes and was followed by an expanded meeting that included delegation from both sides.
The two officials then talked behind closed doors in what was described as the 'Four Eyes Meeting' inside Najib's office.