in the eyes of
65
3.5
- idiom
:
a los ojos de
- In the eyes of his parents, he will always be their little boy.
- in the eyes of the beholder
- in the eyes of many
- in the eyes of the public
I mean, it's wrong in the eyes of man and God, it's just wrong.
- I mean, it's wrong in the eyes of man and God, it's just wrong.
- I've been upright, honorable citizen in the eyes of of the media.
- And he says that achievement is most glorious in the eyes of the world.
- It didn't worry too much about credibility in the eyes of the groups that weren't at the table.
- You get to decide life is Gray, life is beauty is in the eye of the beholder, literally for everyone who's listening.
- And we always say that we cannot afford for the client to seek contempt in the eyes of the employees.
- So it's about fixing that bond that you've messed up, whereas shame is about preventing yourself from falling in the eyes of your peers.
- There are so many questions that are being asked about what America means for the people and in the eyes of the world.
- The Northern theologians would say this Are we, are we not created equal in the eyes of God?
- OK, you've achieved, in the eyes of many people, legend status as a chip art architect.
Examples
-
In the eyes of many critics, the film was a masterpiece.
-
But in the eyes of young people, the adults are just not doing enough.
-
I mean, it's wrong in the eyes of man and God, it's just wrong.
-
Yeah, in the eyes of the Lord.
-
Well, what that means is what was good in the eyes of somebody at one time has changed.
-
Do either of you know what it's like to always be number two in the eyes of the woman you love?
-
We are learning that, in the eyes of the public, perception is reality.
Academic text (1992) -
That was a severe offense in the eyes of the law.
-
In the eyes of the law, you are still a convicted felon.
-
The proposal was seen as valuable in the eyes of the committee.
Synonyms
32
2.6
Someone thinks something is true
10
6.0
Looking at something from a certain point of view
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'according to someone's opinion or perspective' is directly inferable from combining 'in' (indicating location or inclusion) with 'eyes' used metaphorically for perception or viewpoint. This eyesight-as-perspective metaphor is common across languages and follows a standard compositional pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will very likely understand the expression.
Etymology
The phrase in the eyes of comes from the simple picture of someone's eyes looking at something and deciding what they think. So, if something is true in the eyes of a person, it means it is true 'according to' their 'opinion'.