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having the sun in one's eyes

having the sun in one's eyes is the present participle and gerund of have the sun in one's eyes.

Meaning of have the sun in one's eyes

Verb

have the sun in one's eyes (third-person singular simple present has the sun in one's eyes, present participle having the sun in one's eyes, simple past and past participle had the sun in one's eyes)

  1. To have difficulty seeing because of bright sunlight shining directly at one's eyes.
  2. (slang) To be drunk.
    • "What happened to the old man?" he said.
      "He got the sun in his eyes."
      "I don't believe it. The old man really drunk? He don't get drunk."2004, James Lee Burke, The Lost Get-Back Boogie, page 182

Questions about having the sun in one's eyes

What is having the sun in one's eyes the present participle and gerund of?
Having the sun in one's eyes is the present participle and gerund of have the sun in one's eyes.

Words near having the sun in one's eyes in the dictionary

  1. having the law of
  2. having the painters in
  3. having the pas of someone
  4. having the pleasure
  5. having the right time
  6. having the sun in one's eyes
  7. having the tiger by the tail
  8. having the wind up
  9. having the wolf by the ear
  10. having the world by the bag
  11. having the world by the balls

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