(chiefly, UK, sports) To become accustomed to the playing conditions, and thus bring one's hand-eye coordination to a reasonable level.
Having thus got my "eye in" for Bledii, numerous casts in my drive and garden footpaths were explored, and turned out to be those of B. opacus
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(chiefly, UK) To develop a perceptual skill, especially visual.
To know fiddles and judge them you must be always looking at them. For a time, at least, I got my eye in by dwelling on the best models.
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