eye-opener
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Noun
eye-opener (plural eye-openers)
- (literally) Something that causes the eyes to open, or that opens the eyes.
- (informal) Something that provides a sudden insight, or makes something clear that was previously mysterious.
- (informal, idiomatic) A startling or shocking revelation.
- A visit to the slaughterhouse was a real eye-opener to anyone who thought they understood where their food came from.
- 2013, R. Heppner, The Lost Leaders: How Corporate America Loses Women Leaders:
- That was a very big eye-opener for me, after being very cocooned, living most of my life in the city where I was born and raised.
- (informal, euphemistic) A strong alcoholic beverage, especially one consumed in the morning.
- As soon as I got on the plane I asked the flight attendant for an eye-opener, but all he had to offer was orange juice.
- (informal) An attractive woman.
- 1943 August 19, “It's high time you met ANN MILLER”, in Good Morning, number 106, London: Royal Navy Submarine Branch, →OCLC, page 1:
- Seems appropriate that Ann Miller should be in Columbia's "Reveille With Beverly." We've never seen anyone capable of "showing a leg" more attractively. At close range, too, she's an eye-opener.
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
Related terms
- eye-opening (adjective)
- open someone's eyes
Translations
revelation
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References
- “eye-opener”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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