clap eyes on

clap eyes on (third-person singular simple present claps eyes on, present participle clapping eyes on, simple past and past participle clapped eyes on)

1. (idiomatic) To see; to lay eyes on.
   • 2020 August 7, Jonathan Liew, “Phil Foden stars to offer Manchester City glimpse of multiple futures”, in The Guardian‎:

     And four years after Pep from Catalonia first clapped eyes on Phil from Stockport across a crowded rondo, here finally was the consummation.

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