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poke someone's eye out

idiom
Meaning

To damage or harm someone's eye to the point that it can no longer see.


Examples
SIMPLE

Be careful with those sharp scissors or you might poke someone's eye out.

CONTEXTUAL

The teacher warned the children to stop running with pencils because they could easily poke someone's eye out.

COMPLEX

The safety manual explicitly cautions against using such tools in crowded areas, noting the grave risk that a careless movement could poke someone's eye out.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  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 of someone's eye

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

  6. 06

    bane of someone's existence

    Someone or something that poses a significant problem to someone.

  7. 07

    bash someone's face in

    To beat someone violently.

  8. 08

    bash someone's head

    To beat up someone violently.

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