English / proverb
Every Shut Eye Isn't Asleep
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A person who seems passive, resting, or unobservant may actually be fully alert and aware of everything.
In context
01
Don't try sneaking leftover chocolate pudding past Grandmother; every shut eye isn't asleep in that armchair.
02
I thought my father was napping on the porch, but every shut eye isn't asleep, and he overheard our cleaning plan.
Synonyms
still waters run deep,appearances are deceptive,not all that is quiet is dormant
Antonyms
completely oblivious,sound asleep,lost in slumber
Collocations
remember every shut eye isn't asleep,prove that every shut eye isn't asleep,aware that every shut eye isn't asleep