expression, godan verb (-su)
take one's eyes off; look away from
Used when someone stops watching or paying visual attention to something, often with a negative consequence implied. Common in warnings and instructions.
子供から目を離さないでください。
Please don't take your eyes off the child.
ちょっと目を離したすきに、猫が逃げてしまった。
The cat ran away in the moment I took my eyes off it.