This week's theme: Whose what? (animal edition)

sheep's eyes (sheepz eyez) noun

   Shy amorous glances.

[The origin of the term is uncertain. Various theories attribute the term to
Gaelic or any of the various Germanic languages. It has also been suggested
that the term refers to the docile appearance of a sheep's eyes.]

-Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org)

  "When office temp Carolina Santos developed a crush on a man at the
   Brazilian oil company where she was working, she did rather more than
   merely make sheep's eyes at him."
   David Randall; Fatal Attraction; The Independent on Sunday (London, UK);
   Jan 29, 2006.

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