Idiom
see stars
Meaning
To experience apparent flashing lights in one's field of vision, especially after receiving a blow to the head.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He hit his head and started to see stars.”
“After the boxer took a heavy punch to the jaw, he stumbled back and began to see stars.”
“The sudden impact against the wall left him momentarily disoriented, his vision blurred as he began to see stars.”
Examples
simple
“He hit his head and started to see stars.”
contextual
“After the boxer took a heavy punch to the jaw, he stumbled back and began to see stars.”
complex
“The sudden impact against the wall left him momentarily disoriented, his vision blurred as he began to see stars.”
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