Have eyes like saucers In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "have eyes like saucers", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tonia Thai calendar 2022-01-08 08:01

Meaning of Have eyes like saucers

Have eyes like saucers informal verb phrase

If you describe a person who has eyes like saucers, you mean that he or she is looking at someone or something with wide eyes, especially because of surprise or awe.

I stopped dead and had my eyes like saucers when I heard a loud noise from nowhere in the middle of the night.

Jenny had eyes like saucers when I gave her a surprise gift for her birthday.

I had eyes like saucers after hearing that they were getting married.

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Grammar and Usage of Have eyes like saucers

Verb Forms

  • has eyes like saucers
  • had eyes like saucers
  • having eyes like saucers

The verb "have" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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