apple of someone's eye
The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one.
Sara was never the same after losing her daughter, the apple of her eye.
eye
UK /aɪ/ US /aɪ/
noun 7name 7verb 4
Definitions
noun
1
An organ through which animals see (“perceive surroundings via light”).
Near-synonym: eyeball
Bright lights really hurt my eyes.
2
The visual sense.
The car was quite pleasing to the eye, but impractical.
3
The iris of the eye, being of a specified colour.
Brown, blue, green, hazel eyes.
Natalie’s brown eyes looked into Jim’s blue eyes, and the girl and boy flirted.
4
Attention, notice.
That dress caught her eye.
In the eyes of Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke the apotheosis of the Celebrity was complete. The people of Asquith were not only willing to attend the house-warming, but had been worked up to the pitch of eagerness. The Celebrity as a matter of course was master of ceremonies.
5
The ability to notice what others might miss.
He has an eye for talent.
Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.
verb
1
To carefully or appraisingly observe (someone or something).
After eyeing the document for half an hour, she decided not to sign it.
They went out and eyed the new car one last time before deciding.
2
To appear; to look.
My becomings kill me, when they do not eye well to you.
3
To remove the reproductive buds from (potatoes).
Once the potatoes have been rumbled they require 'eyeing' with a turning knife or hand peeler.
My first assignment was eyeing old potatoes. The Siegler brothers would buy potatoes so old they looked like an octopus. My job was to make them look presentable and, of course, sellable.
4
To allow (fish eggs) to develop so that the black eye spots are visible.
Eggs were collected from the Taylor Creek, Upper Truckee River, and Blackwood Creek traps and transported to this station to be eyed […]
noun
1
The name of the Latin script letter I/i.
It said, in a whispering, buzzing voice, "Gee-you-ess-ess-ay-dash-em-ee-ar-ar-wye-dash-em-eye-en-gee-oh-dash-pee-eye-pee-dash-pee-ee-ar-ar-wye-dash-pee-eye-en-gee-oh."
IED [is spoken] as "eye-ee-dee" instead of "I SPELL India Echo Delta Romeo".
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