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English
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.
Pronunciation
Verb
have eyes in the back of one's head (third-person singular simple present has eyes in the back of one's head, present participle having eyes in the back of one's head, simple past and past participle had eyes in the back of one's head)
- (idiomatic) To be particularly, especially uncannily, observant, as if able to see in all directions at once.
It's so busy at our office you need eyes in the back of your head to work here!
Don't think you can misbehave while I'm cooking dinner. I have eyes in the back of my head.
Translations
to be uncannily observant