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beauty is in the eye of the beer holder

beauty is in the eye of the beer holder

9.9
A joke that people look more attractive after drinking alcohol
  • idiom
  • Informal
translation icon : la belleza está en el ojo del que sostiene la cerveza
  • After three pints, he insisted that beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.

Examples

  • After a few drinks, I realized that beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.

  • She laughed and said, 'Well, beauty is in the eye of the beer holder tonight!'

  • The sign over the bar jokes that beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.

  • Don't forget, beauty is in the eye of the beer holder!

  • After a few drinks at the party, he cheerfully remarked, 'beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.'

  • When she saw the peculiar couple dancing, she giggled and said, 'beauty is in the eye of the beer holder!'

  • At the pub, he pointed to a group of friends and joked, 'beauty is in the eye of the beer holder!'

Synonyms

eye of the beer holder
vsbeauty is in the eye of the beer holder
  • Informal
9.9

A joking way to say people find others more attractive after drinking beer

frames the idea as a witty full sentence about drinking altering perception
beauty is in the eye of the beholder
vsbeauty is in the eye of the beer holder
  • Informal
6.5

Different people think different things are beautiful

turns that idea into a joke about alcohol changing perception

Antonyms

unattractive
37 1.8

Not pleasant to look at or to the senses

Surface Forms

beauty is in the eye of the beer holder main

Morphology

beauty + be + in + the + eyes + of + the + beer + holder

The overall meaning — that someone holding a beer may perceive people as more attractive — is largely derivable from the literal constituents ('beauty', 'eye of', 'beer', 'holder'), so learners who know the words can infer the intended idea. However, it relies on a pun on the proverb 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder' and on cultural knowledge of that saying to appreciate the humorous twist, so the interpretation is not fully straightforward.

Etymology

Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder is a joke on the old saying 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder' that swaps 'beholder' for beer holder, so you can picture someone holding a beer and seeing others as prettier after a drink. That's why the phrase humorously means that drinking can change what someone thinks is beautiful.