open one's eyes



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]
See also: eye, open

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
YasİN-Turkish
Sampson (1)-Biblical Greek
Umid-Uzbek
Reyhan-Turkish, Uyghur
ŽEljka-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Iphigenia-Greek Mythology (Latinized)