poke someone's eye out
To damage or harm someone's eye to the point that it can no longer see.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Be careful with those sharp scissors or you might poke someone's eye out.”
“The teacher warned the children to stop running with pencils because they could easily poke someone's eye out.”
“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.”
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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.
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another nail in someone's coffin
An event that increases the likelihood of or causes further failure.
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answer someone's prayers
To be or do exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.
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answer to someone's prayers
Exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.
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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.
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bane of someone's existence
Someone or something that poses a significant problem to someone.
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bash someone's face in
To beat someone violently.
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bash someone's head
To beat up someone violently.
Last updated August 10, 2026