A sight for sore eyes In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "a sight for sore eyes", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jenny Anh calendar 2021-08-20 11:08

Meaning of A sight for sore eyes

A sight for sore eyes cliché idiom

Used to refer to an attractive person or thing that makes you feel relieved or pleased.

An ice cream is such a sight for sore eyes in this hot weather.

He’s such a sight for sore eyes in that suit.

Marie said her husband was a sight for sore eyes. She hadn’t met him for 2 months.

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Origin of A sight for sore eyes

The phrase was first recorded by Jonathan Swift, in A complete collection of genteel and ingenious conversation, 1738: "The Sight of you is good for sore Eyes."

 

The Origin Cited: phrases.org.uk .
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