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apple of someone's eye

idiom

The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one.


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  1. 01

    an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

    compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting of an identical injury on that person.

  2. 02

    another nail in someone's coffin

    An event that increases the likelihood of or causes further failure.

  3. 03

    answer someone's prayers

    To be or do exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.

  4. 04

    answer to someone's prayers

    Exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.

  5. 05

    apple polisher

    A sycophant; a toady.

  6. 06

    bad apple

    A person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy, especially one who has an adverse influence on others.

  7. 07

    bane of someone's existence

    Someone or something that poses a significant problem to someone.

  8. 08

    bash someone's face in

    To beat someone violently.

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