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The Deep Meanings Behind Japanese "Eye" Idioms You Didn't Know
Japanese has so many idioms and proverbs that include body parts.
In this video, let’s have a look at some idioms featuring the word 'Eyes’.
目の毒 me no doku =a pure temptation
目の保養 me no hoyou =a feast for the eyes
目の敵 me no kataki =a target
目の上のたんこぶ me no ue no tankobu =a pain in the neck
目のつけどころ me no tsukedokoro =good focus; unique perspective
目の前 me no mae =right under my nose
目と鼻の先 me to hana no saki =a stone's throw away
目と鼻の間 me to hana no aida =a hair's breadth away
目の黒いうち me no kuroi uchi =as long as I'm alive
目がない me ga nai =have a weakness for...
目じゃない me janai =no comparison
目が早い me ga hayai =quick to notice
目が高い me ga takai =having a good eye
目が利く me ga kiku =having an expert eye
目が離せない me ga hanasenai =cannot take my eyes off it
目が死んでいる me ga shindeiru =lifeless eyes
目にも留まらぬ me nimo tomoranu =in the blink of an eye
目の中に入れても痛くない me no naka ni iretemo itakunai =the apple of my eye
目の覚めるような me no sameru youna =eye-opening, breath-taking
目も綾 me mo aya =dazzlingly beautiful
目に見えて me ni miete =noticeably
目に見えている me ni mieteiru =obvious, predictable
目に一丁字もない me ni itteiji mo nai =completely illiterate
目引き袖引き me hiki sode hiki =winking and nudging
目は口ほどに物を言う me wa kuchi hodo ni mono o iu =the eyes are the window to the soul
目には目を歯には歯を me niwa me o ha niwa ha o =an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth