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eye-opener
noun 5
Collocations
5ADJ.
all, big, real
VERB + EYE-OPENER
level
EYE-OPENER + NOUN
anyone, beach, supervisor
PREP.
after, on
ADV.
quite
Definitions
noun
1
Something that causes the eyes to open, or that opens the eyes.
2
Something that provides a sudden insight, or makes something clear that was previously mysterious.
3
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.
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.
4
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.
5
An attractive woman.
Near-synonym: eye candy
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.
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A visit to the slaughterhouse was a real eye-opener to anyone who thought they understood where their food came from.
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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.
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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.
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The pretty girl in the bikini was an eye-opener on the beach.
Tatoeba · #3481705
The manner in which the new salesman made top sales level was an eye-opener to his supervisor.
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She's an eye-opener.
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