From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishone in the eye for somebodyone in the eye for somebodyBritish English spokenPROUD something that will annoy someone or give them a disadvantage – used especially when you think this is a good thing This latest judgment will definitely be one in the eye for the fast food corporations. → eye
Examples from the Corpus
one in the eye for somebody• It was one in the eye for the old order. 