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
See also: eye, fall, Scales

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mnason-Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Constantinus-Late Roman
Angelineawn-zhə-LEENFrench
BlaiseBLEZFrench
Spiros-Greek
Taonga-Southern African, Tumbuka