Definition: ability to know what is going on even if you are not present

Explanation: Used when speaking about someone who has an incredible ability to understand what is going on, even when he / she is not present.

Examples: He must have eyes in the back of his head to have known what we were up to! - Do you think I have eyes in the back of my head?! Of course, I don't know what you were doing!

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