open eyes to

open someone's eyes to someone or something

Fig. to cause someone, including oneself, to become aware of someone or something. We finally opened our eyes to what was going on around us. The events of last night opened my eyes to Tom.

open somebody's eyes to something

to make someone understand something for the first time and know how difficult or unpleasant it is Having children of my own opened my eyes to the hurt I had caused my parents.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Marijona	-	Lithuanian
ZdenĚK	ZDEN-ek	Czech
DubhÁN	-	Irish
Gyatso	-	Tibetan
Klasina	klah-SEE-nah	Dutch
Patigul	-	Uyghur