in (one's) eye(s)

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in (one's) eye(s)

In someone's estimation or opinion. I can't help but feel like a failure in their eyes. In my eye, Jake, you're the most wonderful man on the planet. I know other players have more home runs and all that, but, in my eyes, he's the most talented player in the game right now.
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Whenever Brian Cox has a new show on, it's always worth a watch - but it's the ones he makes about our starry skies that really seem to put a glint in his eyes. His latest series, The Planets (BBC2), sees him doing the usual - delivering mind-boggling facts straight to camera from far-flung places that are good stand-ins for actual celestial bodies.