sight for sore eyes

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

sight for sore eyes (plural sights for sore eyes)

1. (idiomatic) A pleasing sight; something that is beautiful to look at.

   When the fog lifted, the view of the glacier was a sight for sore eyes.

Antonyms

• eyesore

Translations

a pleasing sight

• Dutch: lust voor het oog
• Finnish: ilo silmälle
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• Hungarian: öröm ránézni, szívderítő látvány