Swim before (one's) eyes In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "swim before (one's) eyes", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Alina Tran

2021-06-01 02:06

swim in front of somebody's eyes

Swim before (one's) eyes verb phrase

This phase is often used to describe the phenomenon of seeing light without light actually entering the eye, called phosphenes

If something swims before your eyes, it appears in your vision or clouds your eyes.

If you usually see floaters swimming before your eyes, you need to have consultations with doctors.

After hours of studying mathematics, Tom could see nothing but numbers swimming before his eyes.

Suddenly I felt sick and short of breath, and flashes of light seemed to swim before my eyes

take the long view (of something)

To consider all the consequences of something in the future instead of only in the present

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