clap eyes on something

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!

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Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • 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

  • 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

  • clap — 1 verb clapped, clapping 1 (I) to hit your hands together loudly and continuously to show that you enjoyed a performance or that you approve of something: The crowd roared with approval and clapped. 2 clap your hands a) to hit your hands together …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • clap — clap1 [klæp] v past tense and past participle clapped present participle clapping [: Old English; Origin: clAppan] 1.) [I and T] to hit your hands against each other many times to make a sound that shows your approval, agreement, or enjoyment… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • clap — [[t]klæ̱p[/t]] claps, clapping, clapped 1) VERB When you clap, you hit your hands together to express appreciation or attract attention. The men danced and the women clapped... [V n] Midge clapped her hands, calling them back to order... [V n]… …   English dictionary

  • clap — clap1 /klap/, v. clapped, clapping, n. v.t. 1. to strike the palms of (one s hands) against one another resoundingly, and usually repeatedly, esp. to express approval: She clapped her hands in appreciation. 2. to strike (someone) amicably with a… …   Universalium

  • lay eyes on — verb see with attention (Freq. 1) behold Christ! • Syn: ↑behold • Derivationally related forms: ↑beholder (for: ↑behold) • Hypernym …   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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