I knew when I set eyes on that car that it was the car for me.
•Have you ever laid eyes on such a beautiful flower?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
lay eyes on someone — lay eyes on (someone/something) to see someone or something. She did not want to lay eyes on this man ever again. My mother had fallen in love with my father when she first set eyes on him … New idioms dictionary
lay eyes on someone — lay/set eyes on (someone/something) British, American & Australian, British & Australian to see someone or something for the first time. I ve loved him ever since I first set eyes on him. I wish I d never clapped eyes on that money … New idioms dictionary
lay eyes on something — lay eyes on (someone/something) to see someone or something. She did not want to lay eyes on this man ever again. My mother had fallen in love with my father when she first set eyes on him … New idioms dictionary
lay eyes on — (someone/something) to see someone or something. She did not want to lay eyes on this man ever again. My mother had fallen in love with my father when she first set eyes on him … New idioms dictionary
lay eyes on something — lay/set eyes on (someone/something) British, American & Australian, British & Australian to see someone or something for the first time. I ve loved him ever since I first set eyes on him. I wish I d never clapped eyes on that money … New idioms dictionary
lay eyes on — lay/set eyes on (someone/something) British, American & Australian, British & Australian to see someone or something for the first time. I ve loved him ever since I first set eyes on him. I wish I d never clapped eyes on that money … New idioms dictionary
lay eyes on — verb see with attention (Freq. 1) behold Christ! • Syn: ↑behold • Derivationally related forms: ↑beholder (for: ↑behold) • Hypernym … Useful english dictionary
set eyes on someone — lay/set eyes on (someone/something) British, American & Australian, British & Australian to see someone or something for the first time. I ve loved him ever since I first set eyes on him. I wish I d never clapped eyes on that money … New idioms dictionary
lay/set eyes on — (or Brit clap eyes on) : to see or look at (someone or something) I hope never to lay eyes on him again! We liked the house from the moment we set eyes on it. [=the moment when we first saw it] • • • Main Entry: ↑eye … Useful english dictionary
lay — I [[t]le͟ɪ[/t]] VERB AND NOUN USES ♦♦ lays, laying, laid (In standard English, the form lay is also the past tense of the verb in some meanings. In informal English, people sometimes use the word lay instead of … English dictionary
lay — I verb 1) Curtis laid the newspaper on the table Syn: put, place, set, put down, set down, deposit, rest, situate, locate, position; informal stick, dump, park, plunk 2) the act laid the foundation for the new system … Thesaurus of popular words
