Be careful with that umbrella or you’ll poke someone in the eye.
Question: Is that okay to just say “poke someone’s eye” instead of “poke someone in the eye”?
Thank you!!!
Yes, that is completely acceptable.
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You could say “poke someone’s eye”, but it does not sound natural. “Poke someone in the eye” sounds more natural, and the most natural-sounding is “poke someone’s eye out”.
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Know what I want? I want an official Red Ryder carbine-action two-hundred-shot range model air rifle.
You’ll shoot your eye out, kid.
I agree with jostroot. I would either say ‘you’ll poke someone in the eye’ or ‘you’ll poke someone’s eye out.’
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