red eye (American very informal)
cheap whiskey (= strong alcoholic drink) The man was leaning against the wall, swigging from a bottle of red eye.
See also: eye, red
Cambridge Idioms Dictionary, 2nd ed. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006. Reproduced with permission.
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