have eyes in the back of one's head

== English == === Etymology === From Latin in occipitio quoque habet oculos ("she has eyes even on the back of her head"), from Plautus, Aulularia (The Pot of Gold), act 1, scene 1. === Pronunciation === === Verb === have eyes in the back of one's head (third-person singular simple present has eyes in the back of one's head, present participle having eyes in the back of one's head, simple past and past participle had eyes in the back of one's head) (idiomatic) To be particularly, especially uncannily, observant, as if able to see in all directions at once. ==== Translations ====