Be more aware of what is happening than is generally realized. For example, Even when he's away he always knows what the staff are doing--he has eyes in the back of his head, or With such hostile colleagues she needs to have eyes in the back of her head. [Mid-1500s]
eyes in the back of one's head, have
| Idioms: eyes in the back of one's head, have |
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