A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

Note: 
Neither expression correlates in meaning with the phrase
with one eye closed—(also: with one eye shut) do smth. easily
or with little effort: You might cope for a while with one eye
closed … but you wouldn’t keep it up for long — nor would
you perform at maximum ability.
with all respect to someone • with respect to
someone
with all respect to someone —(also: with all due respect to some-
one) is used before a statement to politely disagree or criticize
a person: With all respect to my noble friend, I believe that
he was wholly wrong in what he said.
with respect to someone —(also: in respect to someone) as
regards a person: She went on to say that the paramedics
showed “nothing but supreme professionalism, empathy, and
brilliance” with respect to her husband.
with an eye for something • with an eye to
 something
with an eye for something —
1
. quick to notice or appreciate
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with an eye for something

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smth.: Everyone with an eye for color and form knows those
mellow, lichened roofs of Colly Westons. 2. watching out for
smth.; ready to notice smth.: He drowsed over the Irish sea,
but always with an eye for the landfall of the Scottish coast.
3. having smth. as one’s aim or purpose: The chamber had
been designed by someone with an eye for effect rather than
practicality.
with an eye to something — = with an eye for something 3: It
was a somewhat lurid article, written with an eye to pictur-
esque effect.
with child • with young
with child —(liter.) going to have a baby; pregnant (also: big
with child): She pretended to be with child, and when her
time drew near, she journeyed to her home.
with young —(of animals) pregnant; bearing young: A mare
goes somewhere about eleven months with young.