[Lexicog] open eyes

[John Roberts]

Wayne Leman wrote:
> Is the collocation "open eyes" ever used in any standard dialect of English 
> for a meaning other than 'to open one's eyelids" (e.g. upon waking up from 
> sleep)?
>
> I am particularly interested to know if a literal translation of the 
> Hebraism "open eyes", meaning 'regain eyesight', is ever used in any 
> standard dialect of English?
>   
Wayne,

I would have thought it unlikely for there to be a metaphorical 
expression in English for an event that happens rarely or perhaps never 
at all in everyday experience.

John Roberts


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John R Roberts
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