Get your eye in Definition 1 of 1Pro Tip 1/3Sports Origin Originally from sports, meaning to adjust your aim or technique through repetition. He spent the morning getting his eye in at the archery range. Pro Tip 2/3Adjustment Period Suggests a brief period of preparation or acclimatization to a task. Give me a few tries to get my eye in, and I'll be pitching perfectly. Pro Tip 3/3Focus on Precision Emphasizes precision and attention to detail through practice. The jeweler took time to get his eye in before setting the delicate stone.