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apple of one's eye
apple of one's eyeA particularly beloved person or thing; from biblical references to the human eye appearing like a round apple.apple of one's eye
the apple of (one's) eyeA cherished or favored person. This phrase is thought to be Biblical in origin. My nephew is just the apple of my eye. He has five kids, but his only daughter is clearly the apple of his eye.See also: apple, eye, ofapple of one's eyeSpecial favorite, beloved person or thing, as in The youngest was the apple of his father's eye. This term, which rests on the ancients' idea that the eye's pupil is apple-shaped and that eyes are particularly precious, appears in the Bible (Deuteronomy 32:10). [Early 1600s] See also: apple, eye, ofapple of one's eye, theA cherished person or thing. The term comes from the ancient concept that the eye’s pupil was a solid, apple-shaped body, and, being essential to sight, was precious. It appears in the Bible (Deuteronomy 32:10): “He [the Lord] kept him [Israel] as the apple of his eye.”See also: apple, of |