public eye

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noun

public attention or notice; limelight: a politician who keeps out of the public eye.

Origin:
1890–95

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public eye
noun
a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency" [syn: limelight]

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