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in someone's eyes

in someone's eyes

32 2.6
Someone thinks something is true
  • idiom
translation icon : a los ojos de
  • I've seen it in people's eyes.

Examples

  • General, allow me to redeem myself in your eyes.

  • That kid is public enemy number one in my eyes.

    Due Season (2022)

  • How is she the monster in your eyes and not James?!

    Erzulie (2022)

  • Everybody put your fake smile on and, whatever you do, don't let her see the fear in your eyes.

    Dirty Dishes (2022)

  • How otherwise to know what power we wield, except to see it in another's eyes?

    Fiction book (1993)

  • That kid is public enemy number one in my eyes.

  • In their eyes, we are not soldiers but rebels in their eyes.

Synonyms

in the eyes of
vsin someone's eyes
65 3.5

What someone or a group thinks about something

is the same meaning but uses a different fixed wording
through the lens of
vsin someone's eyes
10 6.0

Looking at something from a certain point of view

expresses direct opinion or judgment rather than suggesting an interpretive frame

How Subjective

in someone's eyes
32 2.6
according to
∞ 1.0
objectively
61 4.5

Surface Forms

in someone's eyes main
in someones eyes main

Morphology

in + someone's + eyes

The phrase ‘in someone’s eyes’ is a straightforward spatial-to-perspective metaphor: something being ‘in’ a person’s ‘eyes’ maps directly to being within their view or judgment, so a learner who knows 'in', a possessive, and 'eyes' can infer 'in someone's opinion'. This figurative use is common and parallels constructions in many languages, making the expression immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.

Etymology

In someone's eyes comes from the simple image of looking through another person's eyes. When something is seen 'in their eyes', you are seeing or judging it as they do, so the phrase means 'according to someone's opinion'.