stars in one's eyes

*stars in one's eyes

Fig. an obsession with celebrities, movies, and the theater. (Alludes to movie stars. *Typically: get \stars in one's eyes; have \stars in one's eyes; give one \stars in one's eyes.) •

Many young people have stars in their eyes at this age.

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Anne has stars in her eyes. She wants to go to Hollywood.

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{n. phr.} 1. An appearance or feeling of very great happiness or expectation of happiness. * /Mary gets stars in her eyes when she thinks of her boyfriend./ 2. A belief in the possibility of quick and lasting reforms in people and life and an eagerness to make such changes. * /Some inexperienced people get stars in their eyes when they think of improving the world./ -[starry-eyed] {adj.} Very happy and excited, perhaps with little reason; eager and self-confident about improving human nature and general conditions of life. * /Young people are often starry-eyed and eager to improve the world; they do not know how hard it is./