open someone's eyes

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open someone's eyes (third-person singular simple present opens someone's eyes, present participle opening someone's eyes, simple past and past participle opened someone's eyes)

1. (idiomatic) To make someone aware of something they did not know or fully understand before; to enlighten someone.

   Visiting Africa opened my eyes to what it is like living without clean water.

   • 2023 July 26, Pip Dunn, “Merseyrail '777s' are OK for commuters”, in RAIL, number 988, page 61:

     I have to admit that Merseyside was the one area of the railway I had little experience of until this year, but two visits […] have opened my eyes to what is an incredibly well-run network, with such friendly staff and locals.

See also

• eye-opener