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in someone's eyes

in someone's eyes prepositional phrase: shining very brightly and directly at the face so that it is difficult to see because one is blinded by the light.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Shining very brightly and directly at the face so that it is difficult to see because one is blinded by the light.
    • He couldn't see the traffic light because the sun was in his eyes.
    • I lost my night vision for ten minutes because Kevin stupidly shone his flashlight right in my eyes.
  2. (figuratively) According to someone's subjective point of view.
    • In her eyes, there's nothing wrong with a cloud of cannabis smoke on a busy public beach.
    • That's rude and obnoxious in my eyes.

in someone's eyes meaning in Hindi and Tamil

in someone's eyes in Hindi

(figurative) according to someone's point of view
किसी की नज़र में kisī kī nazar mẽ

in someone's eyes in Tamil

(figurative) according to someone's point of view
கண்ணில் kaṇṇil, பார்வையில் pārvaiyil

Synonyms of in someone's eyes

Origin of in someone's eyes

Inherited from Middle English in his eye, in his eyen.

Words formed from in someone's eyes

Questions about in someone's eyes

What does in someone's eyes mean?
In someone's eyes means shining very brightly and directly at the face so that it is difficult to see because one is blinded by the light.
What is in someone's eyes in Hindi?
In someone's eyes in Hindi is किसी की नज़र में (kisī kī nazar mẽ). See In someone's eyes meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is in someone's eyes?
In someone's eyes is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in someone's eyes in the dictionary

  1. in someone's blood
  2. in someone's boots
  3. in someone's corner
  4. in someone's day
  5. in someone's debt
  6. in someone's eyes
  7. in someone's face
  8. in someone's light
  9. in someone's pocket
  10. in someone's shoes
  11. in someone's time

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