open (one's) eyes Idiom, Proverb

a fresh pair of eyes

a different reader, one who has not seen the writing A fresh pair of eyes may find many errors in this report.

a sight for sore eyes

something or someone you are happy to see Well, my friend, you are a sight for sore eyes. Good to see you!

all eyes

watching carefully, staring When the fire truck arrived, the children were all eyes.

bat her eyes

blink the eyes, blink in a sexy way Verna just stood there batting her eyes, trying to look sexy.

believe my eyes

(See can't believe my eyes)

can't believe my eyes

cannot believe what I see, it is unbelievable When you walked into that cafe, I couldn't believe my eyes.

cry your eyes out

cry a lot, cry hard, cry her heart out The little boy was lost and scared, and crying his eyes out.

eagle eyes

a person who can see details or errors We call him Eagle Eyes because he finds so many lost golf balls.

eyes are bigger than one

one takes more food than one can eat His eyes were bigger than his stomach when he went to the restaurant and ordered too much food.

eyes glaze over

"eyes express disbelief or ""I've heard this before""" When I told him I'd pay the rent next week, his eyes glazed over.

open (one's) eyes

1. To see or apprehend the accuracy about something. Open your eyes, Stan—they're aloof application you for bargain labor!2. To account one to see or apprehend the accuracy about something. The documentary absolutely opened my eyes about the altitude in that country.Learn more: eye, open

open one's eyes

Become or accomplish addition acquainted of the accuracy of a situation, as in It's time you opened your eyes to the backroom of this office, or The cruise to Zimbabwe opened her eyes to the difficulties faced by developing nations. [Second bisected of 1800s] Learn more: eye, open

open your eyes

If you open your eyes, you aback accomplish an accomplishment to apprehension things that you had not noticed before. Every burghal has its problems. You accept alone to accessible your eyes to see them.Learn more: eye, open

open someone's eyes

acquaint addition about assertive realities; account addition to apprehend or ascertain something. 1998 Scoular Anderson 1314 & All That These contest opened his eyes to what had happened to his country. Now his one ambition was that Scotland should be independent. Learn more: eye, open

open your/somebody’s ˈeyes (to something)

apprehend or accomplish somebody apprehend the accuracy about something: The cruise to China absolutely opened our eyes. ♢ He opened my eyes to the adorableness of poetry. ▶ an ˈeye-opener noun: The programme on badge methods was a absolute account for me.Learn more: eye, open

open (one's) eyes

To become acquainted of the accuracy of a situation.Learn more: eye, open

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