sight for sore eyes

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Noun

sight for sore eyes (plural sights for sore eyes)

(idiomatic) A pleasing sight; something that is beautiful to look at, particularly after a long period of deprivation.
Antonym: eyesore

After seventeen days of rain and floods, the 4 am sunrise was a sight for sore eyes.
- 2023, Nathan Bryon, Tom Melia, directed by Raine Allen-Miller, Rye Lane:
  Janet (Marva Alexander): You're joking me. Yas! Tanice, look who's here!
  Tanice (Llewella Gideon): You are a sight for sore eyes.

Translations

a pleasing sight

Dutch: lust voor het oog
Finnish: ilo silmälle
French: plaisir pour les yeux m, régal pour les yeux m
Hungarian: öröm ránézni, szívderítő látvány
Polish: mile widziany (adjective)
Portuguese: colírio para os olhos (pt)
Swedish: en syn för trötta ögon

See also

eye candy

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