to get one's eye in
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
To adjust one's sight at cricket, billiards, golf, bowls, etc.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “to get one's eye in” mean?
To adjust one's sight at cricket, billiards, golf, bowls, etc.
Is “to get one's eye in” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.