open one's eyes

Become or make someone aware of the truth of a situation, as in It's time you opened your eyes to the politics of this office, or The trip to Zimbabwe opened her eyes to the difficulties faced by developing nations. [Second half of 1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
PaulÍNa	-	Slovak
Terje (2)	-	Estonian
Emilia	e-MEEL-yah (Italian, Spanish, Polish), E-mee-lee-ah (Finnish), e-MEE-lee-ah (Swedish)	Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Finnish, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
Raven	['rævən]
Naphtali	NAF-tə-lie (English)	Biblical
Amor	-	Roman Mythology, Late Roman, Spanish, Portuguese