mắt trước mắt sau
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Meaning · English
to be closely watched or supervised
Literally: eyes before eyes after
Examples
Anh ấy luôn mắt trước mắt sau khi làm việc này.He is always closely watched when doing this job.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “mắt trước mắt sau” mean?
to be closely watched or supervised Literally: eyes before eyes after
Is “mắt trước mắt sau” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.