right between the eyes

idiom

: in the face

punched him right between the eyes

Examples of right between the eyes in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The similarities hit you right between the eyes: Iraola is a 42-year-old manager who has overachieved during his time with a smaller Premier League club, having previously overachieved with a smaller team in Spain. —Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025

In a December 2023 game, Ray was again struck — almost identically — with a puck right between the eyes. —Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025

The words hit me like a stray, leftover Medallion of Power right between the eyes. —Dalton Ross, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2024

Leave it to Kathy Hilton to shoot straight from the hip — and aim for right between the eyes. —Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 23 July 2024

The family wrapped the dog in a blanket and took him to a veterinary office — where x-rays revealed he had been shot in the head, right between the eyes, and one of the bullets was lodged in his throat, Tamllos said. —Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2024

Sea turtles just get hit by all those things directly, right between the eyes. —Sarah Vitak, Outside Online, 4 Apr. 2023

Every once in a while the material rears up and hits you right between the eyes. —al, 30 Jan. 2022

So, a message that hits one group right between the eyes may not do much for another group of prospects. —Jordan Lintz, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021

Rhymes for right between the eyes

• operationalize
• actualize
• antagonize
• apologise
• apologize
• capitalize
• categorize
• characterize
• commercialize
• conceptualize
• contrariwise
• criminalize