Lay eyes on something In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "lay eyes on something", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Jimmy Hung

2022-03-31 12:03

clap eyes on (someone or something) , set eyes on (someone or something)

Lay (one's) eyes on (someone or something) informal verb phrase

To see or look at someone or something for the first time

I liked the house from the moment I laid eyes on it.

She wishes she could lay her eyes on him once.

I have never laid my eyes on a more beautiful cat in my life.

clap eyes on (someone or something)

Used when one sees someone or something for the first time

see sth with your own eyes

To see something for oneself.

squint at (someone or something)

Try to see better with your eyes partially closed

Said when one is especially surprised or shocked by one's arrival

construe (something) as (something)

To see the meaning of something in a specific way.

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

This phrase was originally documented in a Middle English text about 1225.