A way of saying that you are happy to see someone
A way of expressing that you think someone is good looking
Something that you are happy to look at
The idiom also means something that is unpleasant to look at (opposite meaning in British version)
June, aren’t you a sight for sore eyes! I have missed you.
I can’t believe that I haven’t seen you in a year! You are a sight for sore eyes.
There is Peter with a tray of food, it is a sight for sore eyes! I am starving!
The bottles of water, at the end of the long race, was a sight for sore eyes.
That pretty girl is a sight for sore eyes.
That monstrosity of a building is a sight for sore eyes, it blocks our whole view of the beach. (Opposite meaning)
That ugly dress that you are wearing is a sight for sore eyes, please don’t wear it again. (Opposite meaning)
There is no origin for this idiom
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definition
Common phrase that has a specific meaning.