A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES

Meaning of A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES in English

something or someone you are happy to see

Well, my friend, you are a sight for sore eyes. Good to see you!

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES — informal a person or thing that one is extremely pleased or relieved to see. → sigh for
Concise Oxford English vocab
A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES — ( informal ) a person or thing that you are pleased to see; something that is very pleasant to look …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES — something or someone you are happy to see Well, my friend, you are a sight for sore eyes. Good to …
English Idioms vocab
FOR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EYES — mata
English-Visayan vocabulary
SORE — I. ˈsō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English sar, sor, soor, from Old English sār; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIGHT — I. sīt, usu -īd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sighth, sith, siht, sight, from Old English sihth, ge …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EYES — plural of eye present third singular of eye
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SORE — (superl.) Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity.
Английский словарь Webster
SORE — ( superl. ) Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SORE — — soreness , n. /sawr, sohr/ , adj., sorer, sorest , n. , adv. adj. 1. physically painful or sensitive, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SIGHT — — sightable , adj. — sighter , n. /suyt/ , n. 1. the power or faculty of seeing; perception of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EYES — n. judgement or opinion (example: "In my eyes [opinion]" or "In the eyes of law")
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SORE — I. ˈsȯr adjective ( sor·er ; sor·est ) Etymology: Middle English sor, from Old English sār; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIGHT — I. ˈsīt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gesiht faculty or act of sight, thing seen; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SORE — noun reddish brown; sorrel. 2. sore ·superl criminal; wrong; evil. 3. sore ·adj greatly; violently; deeply. 4. sore ·adj in …
Webster English vocab
SIGHT — vi to take aim by a sight. 2. sight ·vt the instrument of seeing; the eye. 3. sight ·vt a …
Webster English vocab
EYES — Nautical the extreme forward part of a ship. → eye
Concise Oxford English vocab
SORE — [sore] adj sor.er ; sor.est [ME sor, fr. OE sar; akin to OHG ser sore and prob. to OIr saeth …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SIGHT — [sight] n [ME, fr. OE gesiht faculty or act of sight, thing seen; akin to OHG gisiht sight, OE seon …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SORE — / sɔː(r); NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. if a part of your body is sore , it …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIGHT — / saɪt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ABILITY TO SEE 1. [ U ] the ability to see …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SORE — I. sore 1 S3 /sɔː $ sɔːr/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sar ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SIGHT — I. sight 1 S2 W2 /saɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ sight , ↑ insight , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SORE — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 (of a part of the body) painful from injury or disease (has a sore …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SIGHT — n. & v. --n. 1 a the faculty of seeing with the eyes (lost his sight). b the act or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SORE — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 (of a part of the body) painful from injury or disease (has a sore …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SIGHT — n. & v. n. 1 a the faculty of seeing with the eyes (lost his sight). b the act or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SORE — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. (of a part of the body) painful from injury or disease (has a sore …
Oxford English vocab
SIGHT — n. & v. --n. 1. a the faculty of seeing with the eyes (lost his sight). b the act or …
Oxford English vocab
SORE — ( sorer, sorest, sores) 1. If part of your body is sore , it causes you pain and discomfort. It’s …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIGHT — ( sights, sighting, sighted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Someone’s sight …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SORE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cold sore sore throat ▪ The singer complained of a sore throat after Wednesday’s …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an eye test/a sight test ▪ All children starting school are given a sight …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SORE — (ANGRY) [adjective] -r, -st US [informal] - (of a person) angry, esp. because they feel they have been unfairly treatedHoney, …
Cambridge English vocab
SIGHT — (VIEW) [noun] - something that is in someone's viewThe rope marking the end of the race was a welcome sight …
Cambridge English vocab
SORE — Synonyms and related words : abrasion, abscess, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, ache, aching, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, acute, affecting, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIGHT — Synonyms and related words : Anschauung, aim, aim at, airscape, amazement, angle, angle of vision, assumption, astonishing thing, astonishment, atrocity, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIGHT — I. noun 1 ability to see ⇨ See also ↑ eyesight VERB + SIGHT ▪ have ▪ She has very …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
EYES
Longman Activator English vocab
SORE — n. 25B6; adjective a sore leg : PAINFUL, hurting, hurt, aching, throbbing, smarting, stinging, agonizing, excruciating; inflamed, sensitive, tender, raw, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIGHT — n. 25B6; noun she has excellent sight : EYESIGHT, vision, eyes, faculty of sight, visual perception. her first sight of …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
EYES — те pl (vulg rare) женская грудь
Dirty English-Russian vocab
SORE — adj. 1 painful, sensitive, tender, raw, angry, burning, stinging, smarting, hurting; irritated, inflamed, chafed My finger is still sore round …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SIGHT — n. 1 eyesight, vision, eyes His sight was completely restored by the operation 2 field of view or of vision, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
EYES — man on the moon
Cocney English vocab
SORE — 1. сущ. 1) болячка, рана, язва canker sore ≈ гангренозная язва cold sore ≈ герпес, лихорадка (часто на губах) open …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SIGHT — 1. сущ. 1) зрение near sight ≈ близорукость long sight ≈ дальнозоркость loss of sight ≈ потеря зрения, слепота short …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. союз 1) ибо; ввиду того, что (вводит придаточное причины) This is no party question, for …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EYES — Позиции
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EYES — Очи
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
EYES — Окуляр
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
EYES — Ока
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
EYES — Глаза
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SORE — sore.ogg 1. sɔ: n 1. 1> болячка; (накожная) язва; нарыв; рана; воспаление a cold sore on one's lip - лихорадка …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SIGHT — sight.ogg 1. saıt n 1. зрение good bad sight - хорошее плохое зрение long sight - а) дальнозоркость; б) дальновидность …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOR — for.ogg 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SIGHT — 1) зрение 2) поле зрения 3) прицел; визир || нацеливать; визировать 4) смотровое отверстие 5) геод. отсчёт, взгляд || брать …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SIGHT — 1) зрение 2) поле зрения 3) прицел; визир || нацеливать; визировать 4) смотровое отверстие 5) геод. отсчёт, взгляд || брать отсчёт, определять взгляд 6) мн. …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SIGHT — 1) взгляд 2) визирный 3) визирование 4) глазок 5) зрение 6) поле зрения 7) прицеливаться 8) свизировать 9) смотровой 10) точка зрения 11) увидеть • difference in length of sight — разность …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SIGHT — sight сущ.1) зрение near sight — близорукость His sight was exquisitely keen and clear. — У него было исключительно острое …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

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