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lay eyes on
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. lay eyes on - see with attention; "behold Christ!"beholdsee - perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see" |
lay eyes on
lay (one's) eyes on (something)To see or look at something, especially for the first time. I'll never forget the first time I laid eyes on my son. That sunset may be the most beautiful thing I've ever laid my eyes on. You can't just buy everything you lay your eyes on.See also: eye, lay, onlay eyes onAlso, clap or set eyes on . Look at, see, as in As soon as I laid eyes on him I knew he would be perfect for the lead in our play, or I'd never set eyes on such a beautiful gown. The first term dates from the early 1200s and the third from the late 1300s; the second, using clap in the sense of "a sudden movement," dates from the first half of the 1800s. See also: eye, lay, onlay eyes on, toTo see, to look at. This expression is first recorded in a Middle English manuscript from about 1225. Poet Andrew Marvell used it in Mr. Smirke (1676), “The fairest thing that ever eyes were laid on.”See also: eye, layEncyclopediaSeeeyelay eyes on
Synonyms for lay eyes onverb see with attentionSynonymsRelated Words |