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	Pronounced	Usage
Hieronymus	hee-RO-nee-muws (German)	German, Dutch (Archaic), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Osbeorn	-	Anglo-Saxon
Klaudija	-	Croatian
Evgeni	yev-GYE-nee (Russian), eev-GYE-nee (Russian)	Bulgarian, Russian
Ichirou	ee-chee-ṙo:	Japanese
Philippe	fee-LEEP	French