Sandy Flash burst into a roaring laugh. “Him! Ah-ha! you think we go snacks, eh? Do I look like a fool? Barton'd give his eye-teeth to put the halter round my neck with his own hands! No, no, young man; I have ways and ways o' learnin' things that you nor him'll never guess.”.
My ethos has always been to be very straight with people, tell it as it is. It doesn't often make people happy but I found that over a period of time it's better to be that way. So being straight, also being very focused on your objectives, keep your eye on the ball and not get deflected away from it.
The success of Firefox is one in the eye for Microsoft.
I caught sight of him out of the corner of my eye.
When he said he would pay her back next week, she looked at him out of the corner of her eye.
One of the keys to success in business is never to take your eye off the ball.
... even now course still blind in one eye ...