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- sight for sore eyes, a
sight for sore eyes, a
sight for sore eyes, a
One whom it is a relief or joy to see, as in Linda, who had not seen him in 15 years, told him he was a sight for sore eyes. This idiom implies an appearance so welcome that it heals ailing eyes. [First half of 1700s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Hallsteinn | | - | Ancient Scandinavian |
| Monat | | - | Irish |
| Erna (2) | | ER-nah (Swedish) | Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish |
| Herod | | HER-əd (English) | Biblical |
| Wadud | | - | Arabic |
| Posy | | PO-zee | English |