what is the the meaning of the following phrase? "meet the eye"?

Answer 1

Imagine an iceberg--a portion floating above the water you can see--it is visible to the eye=it meets the eye, but we know there is a portion underwater--invisible=does not meet the eye. I hope it helps.

Answer 2

I'm guessing you mean this in the way it might be heard in a phrase like "more than meets the eye," the Transformers motto.

What it means is that what you see is not all there is. I think it could be described like what is in your line of sight is literally what meets your eye (like if you were to draw a line from your eye to what you're seeing). But if there is more than what meets your eye, it means there is something behind what you can see, which you're not aware of.

Informally, it is simply used to mean you are not aware of everything that's going on. If the phrase is used about a person, it means the person is more complex than you might think, and it can be positive or negative, depending on the context.

Answer 3

meet the eye - what can be seen

picture this: put your two forefingers together. this would be your fingers meeting or touching.

It's as if the images we see are touching the eye - not literally, but figuratively.

We also say "meeting of the minds," where two people come to an agreement on something.

No literal touch is implied, but the connection is made.

Answer 4

To me it means that "MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE" in which things may seems as you see them but when they are in action than it can be rather different.

THIS RELATES TO "THAT YOU CANT TELL A BOOK BY ITS COVER!"

Answer 5

It basically means, "that you see".
Like, "there is more here than meets the eye" - would mean, "there is more (going on) here than we can see."

Answer 6

its about the image that meets the eye, or what you can see. "There's more to it than meets the eye," means "There's more to it than is plainly visible"