apple of your eye

  • 1apple of your eye — Something or, more often, someone that is very special to you is the apple of your eye …

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  • 2apple of your eye —    Something or, more often, someone that is very special to you is the apple of your eye.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    A person, usually a child, who is the apple of your eye is one for whom you have great affection.     My grandson… …

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  • 3Apple of your eye —   Something or,more often, someone that is very special to you is the apple of your eye …

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  • 4the apple of your eye —    A person, usually a child, who is the apple of your eye is one for whom you have great affection.     My grandson is the apple of my eye …

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  • 5(the) apple of your eye — the apple of (your) eye the person someone likes most or is most proud of. Harry was his first child and the apple of his eye …

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  • 6You're the Apple of My Eye — is a song written by Otis Blackwell and initially recorded and released as a single in 1956 by The Four Lovers, the precursor to The Four Seasons. Recorded after they were denied the opportunity to record another Blackwell song, Don t Be Cruel ,… …

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  • 7Apple (symbolism) — Apples appear in many religious traditions, often as a mystical or forbidden fruit. One of the problems identifying apples in religion, mythology and folktales is that the word apple was used as a generic term for all (foreign) fruit, other than… …

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  • 8eye — [[t]a͟ɪ[/t]] ♦ eyes, eyeing, eying (present participle), eyed 1) N COUNT: oft poss N in pl Your eyes are the parts of your body with which you see. I opened my eyes and looked... Maria s eyes filled with tears. ...a tall, thin white haired lady… …

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  • 9apple — [[t]æ̱p(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ apples 1) N VAR An apple is a round fruit with smooth green, yellow, or red skin and firm white flesh. → See also , Big Apple, crab apple I want an apple. ...2kg cooking apples. ...his ongoing search for the finest varieties… …

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  • 10eye — eye1 W1S1 [aı] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for seeing with)¦ 2¦(way of seeing/understanding)¦ 3 keep an eye on something/somebody 4 have/keep your eye on somebody 5 eye contact 6 keep/have one eye/half an eye on somebody/something …

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