I've loved him ever since I first set eyes on him.
I wish I'd never clapped eyes on that money.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
set eyes on something — clap/lay/set eyes on sb/sth idiom (informal) (usually used in negative sentences) to see sb/sth • I haven t clapped eyes on them for weeks. • I hope I never set eyes on this place again! … Useful english dictionary
set eyes on — phrasal : to catch sight of : behold, see fell in love the first time he set eyes on her * * * set eyes on To see, catch sight of • • • Main Entry: ↑set * * * set/lay/ … Useful english dictionary
set eyes on someone — lay/set eyes on (someone/something) British, American & Australian, British & Australian to see someone or something for the first time. I ve loved him ever since I first set eyes on him. I wish I d never clapped eyes on that money … New idioms dictionary
set eyes on — lay/set eyes on (someone/something) British, American & Australian, British & Australian to see someone or something for the first time. I ve loved him ever since I first set eyes on him. I wish I d never clapped eyes on that money … New idioms dictionary
lay eyes on something — lay/set eyes on (someone/something) British, American & Australian, British & Australian to see someone or something for the first time. I ve loved him ever since I first set eyes on him. I wish I d never clapped eyes on that money … New idioms dictionary
lay eyes on something — lay eyes on (someone/something) to see someone or something. She did not want to lay eyes on this man ever again. My mother had fallen in love with my father when she first set eyes on him … New idioms dictionary
clap eyes on something — clap/lay/set eyes on sb/sth idiom (informal) (usually used in negative sentences) to see sb/sth • I haven t clapped eyes on them for weeks. • I hope I never set eyes on this place again! … Useful english dictionary
lay eyes on something — clap/lay/set eyes on sb/sth idiom (informal) (usually used in negative sentences) to see sb/sth • I haven t clapped eyes on them for weeks. • I hope I never set eyes on this place again! … Useful english dictionary
To set eyes on — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lay/set eyes on — (or Brit clap eyes on) : to see or look at (someone or something) I hope never to lay eyes on him again! We liked the house from the moment we set eyes on it. [=the moment when we first saw it] • • • Main Entry: ↑eye … Useful english dictionary
