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The scales fall from eyes
The scales fall from somebody's eyes.
(literary) if the scales fall from someone's eyes, they are suddenly able to understand the truth When I saw his photograph in the paper, the scales fell from my eyes and I realized I'd been conned.
See tip the scales
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Madisyn | | MAD-i-sən | English (Modern) |
| Honour | | AHN-ər | English (Rare) |
| Svea | | SVE-ah | Swedish |
| Erna (2) | | ER-nah (Swedish) | Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish |
| Saundra | | - | Scottish |
| Adegoke | | - | Western African, Yoruba |