(the) apple of eye

(the) apple of eye
the apple of (someone's) eye the person who someone loves most and is very proud of.

His youngest son was the apple of his eye.


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  • (the) apple of your eye — the apple of (your) eye the person someone likes most or is most proud of. Harry was his first child and the apple of his eye …   New idioms dictionary

  • the apple of one's eye — ► the apple of one s eye a person of whom one is extremely fond and proud. [ORIGIN: originally denoting the pupil of the eye, extended as a symbol of something cherished.] Main Entry: ↑apple …   English terms dictionary

  • (the) apple of somebody's eye — the ˌapple of sb s ˈeye idiom a person or thing that is loved more than any other • She is the apple of her father s eye. Main entry: ↑appleidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • (the) apple of someone's eye — the apple of someone’s eye phrase the person that someone loves most of all and is very proud of Thesaurus: someone who is loved or lovessynonym Main entry: apple …   Useful english dictionary

  • the apple of his eye — Meaning Origin From The Bible. Deuteronomy 32:10. He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye. Zechariah 2:8. For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After …   Meaning and origin of phrases

  • the apple of your eye —    A person, usually a child, who is the apple of your eye is one for whom you have great affection.     My grandson is the apple of my eye …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

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