Apple in one eye

apple of ones eye

1 cherish like the apple of ones eye

2 Apple

3 Apple Desktop Bus

4 apple

яблоня;
apple of discord яблоко раздора

dumpling яблоко, запеченное в тесте

яблоня;
apple of discord яблоко раздора

of one’s eye зеница ока

injures its neighbours посл. = паршивая овца все стадо портит

5 apple of discord

6 apple sauce

7 apple-cart

8 apple-jack

9 apple-pie

10 love-apple

11 oak-apple

12 ones

13 Adam’s apple

14 apple

15 apple dumpling

16 apple sauce

17 apple-brandy

18 apple-cart

19 apple-grub

20 apple-jack

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apple of my eye

1 apple of my eye

2 apple of the eye

3 apple of (one`s) eye

4 apple of (one`s) eye

5 apple of one’s eye

Her son is the apple of her eye.

6 apple of someone’s eye

Maxim was the apple of his mother’s eye. — Мать души не чаяла в Максиме.

7 apple of one’s eye

8 apple of (one’s) eye

9 apple of eye

10 apple of one’s eye

11 apple of somebody’s eye

12 apple of one’s eye

13 apple of one’s eye

14 apple of eye

15 Apple of someone’s eye

16 apple of one’s eye

17 apple of one’s eye

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Apple of My Eye: What Is the Meaning of “Apple of One’s Eye?

Apple of my eye. What does the term “apple of one’s eye” mean?

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Apple of My Eye

Meaning of “Apple of My Eye”

“Apple of my eye” is an idiom because the meaning of this phrase does not involve apples within people’s eyes. Thus, such meanings do not involve the actual meanings of the words within the phrase.

This phrase means a person treasures one thing over another; being very fond of someone or something.

If someone is the apple of your eye, you think he/she is very important to you, and you love him/her very much. This idiom is used especially when someone is loved by an older member of his/her family.

For example:

• He loved his son, but his daughter was the apple of his eye.
• I had two grown daughters, and when I lost the first one, this one became the apple of my eye.
• Erika is Mark’s only granddaughter, and she’s the apple of his eye.
• Sarah’s only son was the apple of her eye.
• I can’t wait to see his wife tomorrow. She is the apple of my eye!
• John was his first child and the apple of his eye.
• Among the siblings, she is the apple of her father’s eye because she is the prettiest and the smartest.
• Jenny has the biggest budget for anybody in our company. She’s clearly the apple of our president’s eye.
• Susan has five sons. She loves them all dearly, but her youngest is the apple of her eye.

“Apple of My Eye” Synonyms

• Cherish
• Treasure
• Hold dear
• Light of my eyes
• Sweetheart
• Sweetie
• Favorite
• Loved
• Favorite

Common Idioms about Fruits

• Peachesandcream: A situation that has no trouble or problems
• Coolas acucumber: Calm even in difficult or frustrating situations
• Aplumjob: An easy, pleasant job that also pays well
• Asredas acherry: Very red
• A bite at the cherry: An opportunity to achieve something
• Togobananas: To go crazy
• The cherry on the cake: The final thing that makes something perfect
• Second banana: A person in a subservient position
• Gopear-shaped: To fail; to go wrong
• Full of beans: It means to be full of energy and excitement.
• To have a pea brain: It means to be unintelligent or stupid
• Two peas in a pod: It means to be exactly the same as someone else. Normally exhibiting the same personality traits.
• Bad apple: It means to be a bad person.
• Banana republic: It means to be a weak or corrupt country.
• A bowl of cherries: It means life is easy and beautiful.
• Carrot top: A person with red or orange hair

Popular English Idioms about Fruits

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apple of his eye

1 apple of someone’s eye

Maxim was the apple of his mother’s eye. — Мать души не чаяла в Максиме.

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apple of his eye — See the apple of his eye … English idioms

the apple of his eye — his favorite girl, the girl he desires Susie was Don s sweetheart, the apple of his eye … English idioms

the apple of his eye — Meaning Origin From The Bible. Deuteronomy 32:10. He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye. Zechariah 2:8. For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After … Meaning and origin of phrases

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Pluralization of [ the apple of one’s eye]

Some idioms are not syntactically flexible, so I was wondering if «the apple of one’s eye» falls into that category. I mean would it be correct to pluralize the words «apple» and «eye» in this expression?

Which would you say is correct?

When I feel depressed, I hang out with my family;

a. they are apple of my eye.

b. they are the apples of my eye.

c. the apples of my eyes.

d. the apple of my eyes.

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Although I can’t provide evidence to support this, my feeling is that «apple of my eye» is not syntactically flexible. The pluralization of ‘eye’ (Sentences c and d) definitely sounds wrong. The pluralization of apple in Sentence b might be acceptable to some native speakers, but it sounds wrong to me. The only sentence I would consider natural is Sentence a — They are the apple of my eye. I think that here, apple is being used as a figurative term for something general and uncountable, such as a feeling of attachment or devotion. I suspect that is why it sounds strange in the plural.

Maybe an etymological analysis could shed some light on this.

«The phrase apple of my eye refers in English today to something or someone that one cherishes above all others. Originally, the phrase was simply an idiom referring to the pupil of the eye.»

«Your eye (that is, you yourself) can have only one ‘apple’.

The apple of one’s eye is the delight of one’s life, the thing or person he or she loves best in all the world. You COULD say ‘the apple of my EYES’ (plural eyes) but you can’t have more than one MOST BELOVED thing/person.

One apple to a customer.»

First some etymology: The phrase was coined in the KJV Bible and used in subsequent translations:

Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings (Psalm 17:8, ESV)

keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye; (Prov 7:2, ESV)

For thus said the Lord of hosts, after his glory sent me to the nations who plundered you, for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye (Zechariah 2:8, ESV)

In the KJV and subsequent translations (such as the modern ESV), «apple of your/his eye» means the pupil, meaning a tender, vulnerable, and guarded part of the eye. So in Psalms and Zechariah there is a plea that the Psalmist or the nation of Israel might be reflexively protected by God.

One could argue that in the Zechariah verse, the you is plural. (I will have to ask my resident Hebrew scholar to verify.) Even many people are still a single apple. The pattern for a plural would be They are the apple of my/his/your eye. Thus, probably the best rendering would be choice (a):

they are the apple of my eye.

(I inserted the before apple to preserve the parallel with the original usage as well as the cadence of the KJV.)

In The Hiding Place, Corrie Ten Boom’s father also uses the form They have touched the apple of my/his/your eye:

«Those poor people,» Father echoed. But to my surprise I saw that he was looking at the solders now forming into ranks to march away. «I pity the poor Germans, Corrie. They have touched the apple of God’s eye.”

(The Hiding Place) (Although this is a recent publication from the 1970s, note that Ms. Ten Boom was likely translating from Dutch into contemporary English).

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