set eyes on

set eyes on someone or something

and lay eyes on someone or something

Fig. to see someone or something for the first time. I knew when I set eyes on that car that it was the car for me. Have you ever laid eyes on such a beautiful flower?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lylou	lee-LOO	French
Daria	DAHR-yah (Italian, Polish, Romanian), DAHR-ee-ə (English), DER-ee-ə (English), DAR-ee-ə (English)	Italian, Polish, Romanian, English, Croatian, Late Greek (Latinized)
Susy	['su:zi]
Themistokles	-	Ancient Greek
Preston	['prestən]
Eirlys	-	Welsh