2006-11-05 02:21:31 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
it means they are very special to you.your favorite person.
2006-11-05 02:24:23 · answer #1 · answered by wildflowerrb 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To be the "Apple of someone's eye" means that you find someone very appealing. Like a sweet red apple.
Given that consumption of apples as a 'treat' is now almost unheard of in the American diet it is understandable that a younger person might not get the analogy.
Keep asking questions - Knowledge is power, blind faith is feeble.
2006-11-05 10:32:11 · answer #2 · answered by Bryan 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The metaphor first appeared in English around A.D. 885. Also found both in the King James Bible (Deuteronomy):
“He kept him as the apple of his eye”
and in Shakespeare (A Midsummer Night’s Dream):
“Flower of this purple dye, / Hit with Cupid’s archery, / Sink in apple of his eye”
Often daughters or sons are referred to as the "apple" of their parent's eye. This phrase originates from King David, who wrote in Psalm 17:
"Keep me as the apple of Your eye, hide me in the shadow of Your wings."
The origin of "apple of one's eye" reflected a remarkable misunderstanding of human anatomy. Before ocular structure was fully understood, the pupil of the eye (the small dark opening at the very center) was thought to be not a hole, but a solid, globular object.
As apples were perhaps the most common spherical object in everyday life, this "tiny sphere" became known as "the apple of the eye." And, since vision is generally regarded as our most vital sense, it made sense to use the apparent core of vision, the "apple of the eye," as a metaphor for that which is most precious to us.
2006-11-05 10:31:55 · answer #3 · answered by Benjamin J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have a crush, like this person you like and that person look so sweet to you and they is a apple of your eye
2006-11-05 10:26:01 · answer #4 · answered by kesi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means you're the favored one. The best of the lot. The golden child.'
2006-11-05 10:30:25 · answer #5 · answered by Bluealt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That means they are the love of your life.
2006-11-05 10:23:37 · answer #6 · answered by Pearl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In its modern usage, a person in whom you have special affection and pride.
2006-11-05 11:29:40 · answer #7 · answered by Magic One 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is an old fashioned way of saying they are your true love, your one and only.
2006-11-05 10:33:21 · answer #8 · answered by True Blue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-05 10:27:52 · answer #9 · answered by Rupal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋