in someone's eyes en · ADP
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English in his eye, in his eyen.
Meanings
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Shining very brightly and directly at the face so that it is difficult to see because one is blinded by the light.
I lost my night vision for ten minutes because Kevin stupidly shone his flashlight right in my eyes.
He couldn't see the traffic light because the sun was in his eyes.
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(figuratively) According to someone's subjective point of view.
And Ornan ſaide vnto Dauid, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Chronicles 21:23, column 1:In her eyes, there's nothing wrong with a cloud of cannabis smoke on a busy public beach.
That's rude and obnoxious in my eyes.
Deriveds
Synonyms
to one's mind · by one's lights · in someone's view · in one's opinion
Translations (10)
enm in his eye ((figurative) according to someone's point of view) · hi किसी की नज़र में ((figurative) according to someone's point of view) · enm in his eyen ((figurative) according to someone's point of view) · de jmds. Ansicht nach ((figurative) according to someone's point of view) · fr aux yeux de ((figurative) according to someone's point of view) · de aus jmds. Sicht ((figurative) according to someone's point of view) · ta கண்ணில் ((figurative) according to someone's point of view) · ta பார்வையில் ((figurative) according to someone's point of view) · fi mielestä ((figurative) according to someone's point of view) · de in jmds. Augen ((figurative) according to someone's point of view)