(figuratively) to be able to size things up immediately, to be able to measure distances to the naked eye, to be able to judge size by sight, to have an accurate eye, to have a good eye for proportions

(vulgar, figuratively) to have a stick up one's ass, to have a pole up one's ass, to be stuck-up

(informal) Synonym of se mettre le doigt dans l'œil

(Belgium, figuratively) to be interested in the building trade, in the real estate business, or in houses in general; to want to have one's own house

to get to the crux of the matter, to get to the heart of the matter, to cut to the chase

(informal) waste not, want not; everything has its use, nothing is wasted; nothing should go to waste

(informal) to be slightly inebriated (tipsy), or rather strongly so (drunk); to have had one too many, to have had a drop too much

(figuratively) to have pins and needles in one's legs

(informal, figuratively) to have stars in one's eyes

(figuratively) to nourish a viper in one's bosom