aprire gli occhi
Italian
editEtymology
editLiterally, “to open the eyes”. Compare French ouvrir les yeux.
Verb
edit- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see aprire, gli, occhi.
- (figurative, by extension) to disabuse oneself; to wake up; to wake up and smell the coffee [with su ‘about something’]
- (figurative, by extension) to open (someone's) eyes [with a ‘someone’ and su ‘about something’]