[General] Susan, look me in the eye ball ! or look into the ball !

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arjitsharma

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Which one should I use in the following sentences?
1. Susan, look me in the eye ball !
2. Susan, look me into the eye ball !
The first one is more commonly used. But, can I use the second one or it will be wrong to use the second sentence ?
 

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To be honest, neither one is commonly used.

2. is not grammatical.

You could say Look me in the eye!
 

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'Eyeball' is one word - not two - but it's not a good choice for this context.
 

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"Eyeball" is sometimes used as a verb.

"Don't eyeball me!" means something like "Don't stare at me in a menacing/threatening/challenging way!"
 

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Don't put a space before an exclamation mark or any other sentence-ending punctuation.
 

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The only time I use "eyeball" as a verb is when I measure something.
 

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The only time I use "eyeball" as a verb is when I measure something.

Presumably you use it when you decide not to measure something!
 
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