lay eyes on, to

lay eyes on

Also, 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.

lay eyes on, to

To 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.”

词组	lay eyes on, to
释义	lay eyes on, to lay eyes on Also, 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, on The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. lay eyes on, to To 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, lay The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: set eyes on set eyes on (someone or something) all eyes are on (someone or something) all eyes are on somebody/something all eyes are on someone/something under (one's) very eyes flick over look babies in the eyes go wide have bags under (one's) eyes
随便看	head at head away from head away from (someone or something) head back headbone head bone headbutter head canon headcase head cook and bottle washer head drug headed headed for headfirst head first head for head for a fall head for (someone or something) head for tall timber head for the hills head for the last roundup head for the setting sun head for (the) tall timber headfucker head honcho