eye of the beholder

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Noun

eye of the beholder

1. The subjective perception and judgement of the person seeing or considering something.
   • 1878, Margaret Wolfe Hungerford, Molly Bawn:

     Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

   • September 16 2009,Anita Dunn, Reality Check: The Truth About "Czars"

     Since czar isn't an official job title, the number is somewhat in the eye of the beholder.

Translations

subjective perception and judgement

• Finnish: katsojan silmä
• German: Auge des Betrachters n
• Hebrew: בְּעֵינֵי הַמִּתְבּוֹנֵן (b'einéi hamitbonén)
• Norwegian: øyet som ser
• Portuguese: olhos de quem vê m
• Spanish: ojo del observador m

See also

• honi soit qui mal y pense
• beauty is in the eye of the beholder