Definition of "eye up" in English

Verb

1. To examine closely something coveted.

   • That creep in the corner was eyeing me up.
   • The dog was eyeing up my steak.

2. To examine casually by eye, with little or no measuring or testing.

   • Hey, while you're there, take a look at their furnace. You don't have to inspect it — just eye it up and tell me whether it's decrepit or not.