clap/lay/set eyes on

clap/lay/set eyes on
SEE, observe, notice, spot, spy, catch sight of, glimpse, catch/get a glimpse of; poetic/literary behold, espy, descry.
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  • 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

  • set eyes on somebody — clap/lay/set eyes on sb/sth idiom (informal) (usually used in negative sentences) to see sb/sth • I haven t clapped eyes on them for weeks. • I hope I never set eyes on this place again! …   Useful english dictionary

  • set eyes on something — clap/lay/set eyes on sb/sth idiom (informal) (usually used in negative sentences) to see sb/sth • I haven t clapped eyes on them for weeks. • I hope I never set eyes on this place again! …   Useful english dictionary

  • set eyes on — phrasal : to catch sight of : behold, see fell in love the first time he set eyes on her * * * set eyes on To see, catch sight of • • • Main Entry: ↑set * * * set/lay/ …   Useful english dictionary

  • clap eyes on somebody — clap/lay/set eyes on sb/sth idiom (informal) (usually used in negative sentences) to see sb/sth • I haven t clapped eyes on them for weeks. • I hope I never set eyes on this place again! …   Useful english dictionary

  • clap eyes on something — clap/lay/set eyes on sb/sth idiom (informal) (usually used in negative sentences) to see sb/sth • I haven t clapped eyes on them for weeks. • I hope I never set eyes on this place again! …   Useful english dictionary

  • lay eyes on somebody — clap/lay/set eyes on sb/sth idiom (informal) (usually used in negative sentences) to see sb/sth • I haven t clapped eyes on them for weeks. • I hope I never set eyes on this place again! …   Useful english dictionary

  • lay eyes on something — clap/lay/set eyes on sb/sth idiom (informal) (usually used in negative sentences) to see sb/sth • I haven t clapped eyes on them for weeks. • I hope I never set eyes on this place again! …   Useful english dictionary

  • clap eyes on — To catch sight of, to see • • • Main Entry: ↑clap * * * set/lay/clap/eyes on phrase to see someone or something, especially for the first time I have no wish to set eyes on this place ever again …   Useful english dictionary

  • lay eyes on — set eyes on, clap eyes on; informal have you ever laid your eyes on a more beautiful sailboat? something clicked the first time they laid eyes on each other Syn: see, observe, notice, spot, spy, regard, view, catch sight of, set eyes on, glimpse …   Thesaurus of popular words

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