贔屓目に見る

ひいきめにみる

to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on

贔屓贔屓

ひいきびいき

each person supporting (patronizing) his (her) own favorite

贔屓

ひいき びいき

liking something, being partial to something, -phile

身贔屓

みびいき

favoritism (towards relatives), favouritism, nepotism

判官贔屓

はんがんびいき ほうがんびいき

sympathy for a tragic hero, rooting for the underdog

依怙贔屓

えこひいき

favoritism, favouritism, partiality, prejudice, bias

縁者贔屓

えんじゃびいき

nepotism

贔屓にする

ひいきにする

to favor, to favour, to show favor to, to show favour to, to be partial to, to be a regular customer of

贔屓の引き倒し

ひいきのひきたおし

doing someone a disservice by showing too much partiality; overly favouring someone to their detriment

お目目

おめめ

eyes

目

もく め

eye, eyeball

夜目遠目

よめとおめ

seen in the dark or at a distance, (a woman) looking prettier when seen in the dark or at a distance

節目節目

ふしめふしめ

each juncture, each turning point

岡目八目

おかめはちもく

bystander's vantage point, outsider's better grasp of the situation

籠目籠目

かごめかごめ

"bird-in-the-cage" children's game

駄目駄目

だめだめ ダメダメ

entirely useless, completely worthless

目茶目茶

めちゃめちゃ

disorderly, messy, ruined

金目銀目

きんめぎんめ

cat with one eye golden, other eye steel-blue (considered a sign of luck)

目には目を

めにはめを

an eye for an eye