open one's eyes
verb
Roget 870:
wonder,
marvel,
admire;
be surprised
etc.
adj.;
start;
stare;
open one's eyes,
rub one's eyes,
turn up one's eyes;
gloar†;
gape,
open one's mouth,
hold one's breath;
look aghast,
stand aghast,
stand agog;
look blank
etc.
(disappointment)
509;
tombe des nues [Fr.];
not believe one's eyes,
not believe one's ears,
not believe one's senses.
not be able to account for
etc.
(unintelligible)
519;
not know whether one stands on one's head or one's not know whether one stands on one's head or one's heels.
surprise,
astonish,
amaze,
astound;
dumfound,
dumfounder;
startle,
dazzle;
daze;
strike,
strike with wonder,
strike with awe;
electrify;
stun,
stupefy,
petrify,
confound,
bewilder,
flabbergast,
stagger,
throw on one's beam ends,
fascinate,
turn the head,
take away one's breath,
strike dumb;
make one's hair stand on end,
make one's tongue cleave to the roof of one's make one's tongue cleave to the roof of one's mouth;
make one stare.
take by surprise
etc.
(be unexpected)
508.
be wonderful
etc.
adj.;
beggar description,
beggar the imagination,
baffle description;
stagger belief.
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Roget 527a:
correct,
set right,
set straight,
put straight;
undeceive†;
enlighten.
show one one's error;
point out an error,
point out a fallacy;
pick out an error,
pick out the fallacy;
open one's eyes.
pick apart an argument,
confutation
etc.
479;
reasoning
etc.
476.
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open one's eye
verb
Roget 441:
see,
behold,
discern,
perceive,
have in sight,
descry,
sight,
make out,
discover,
distinguish,
recognize,
spy,
espy,
ken [Scot.];
get a sight of,
have a sight of,
catch a sight of,
get a glimpse of,
have a glimpse of,
catch a glimpse of;
command a view of;
witness,
contemplate,
speculate;
cast the eyes on,
set the eyes on;
be a spectator of
etc.
444;
look on
etc.
(be present)
186;
see sights
etc.
(curiosity)
455;
see at a glance
etc.
(intelligence)
498.
look,
view,
eye;
lift up the eyes,
open one's eye;
look at,
look on,
look upon,
look over,
look about one,
look round;
survey,
scan,
inspect;
run the eye over,
run the eye through;
reconnoiter,
glance round,
glance on,
glance over turn one's looks upon,
bend one's looks upon;
direct the eyes to,
turn the eyes on,
cast a glance.
observe
etc.
(attend to)
457;
watch
etc.
(care)
459;
see with one's own eyes;
watch for
etc.
(expect)
507;
peep,
peer,
pry,
take a peep;
play at bopeep†.
look full in the face,
look hard at,
look intently;
strain one's eyes;
fix the eyes upon,
rivet the eyes upon;
stare,
gaze;
pore over,
gloat on;
leer,
ogle,
glare;
goggle;
cock the eye,
squint,
gloat,
look askance.
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