- (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. 2014.
(the) apple of your eye
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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
apple of your eye — Something or, more often, someone that is very special to you is the apple of your eye … The small dictionary of idiomes
apple of your eye — Something or, more often, someone that is very special to you is the apple of your eye. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A person, usually a child, who is the apple of your eye is one for whom you have great affection. My grandson… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Apple of your eye — Something or,more often, someone that is very special to you is the apple of your eye … Dictionary of English idioms
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(the) apple of 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
Apple (symbolism) — Apples appear in many religious traditions, often as a mystical or forbidden fruit. One of the problems identifying apples in religion, mythology and folktales is that the word apple was used as a generic term for all (foreign) fruit, other than… … Wikipedia
apple — [[t]æ̱p(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ apples 1) N VAR An apple is a round fruit with smooth green, yellow, or red skin and firm white flesh. → See also , Big Apple, crab apple I want an apple. ...2kg cooking apples. ...his ongoing search for the finest varieties… … English dictionary
eye — eye1 W1S1 [aı] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for seeing with)¦ 2¦(way of seeing/understanding)¦ 3 keep an eye on something/somebody 4 have/keep your eye on somebody 5 eye contact 6 keep/have one eye/half an eye on somebody/something … Dictionary of contemporary English
eye — 1 /aI/ noun (C) BODY PART 1 one of the two parts of the body that people and animals use to see: Annie has blue eyes. | Close your eyes and count to ten. 2 blue eyed/one eyed/bright eyed/wide eyed etc having blue eyes, one eye, bright eyes, eyes… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
