做眼色

to give sb a meaningful look

to make; to produce / to write; to compose / to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) / (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) / (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for / to assume (an air or manner)

to work as spy / to act as a guide

(in the game of Go) to make an "eye" / to serve as eyes and ears (i.e. go and seek out information); to be a scout

eye / small hole / crux (of a matter) / CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1] / classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)

signal made with one's eyes / meaningful glance

color / CL:種|种[zhong3] / look / appearance / sex

(coll.) color / used in 色子[shai3 zi5]