Would that be a compliment? I wasnt sure and I would hate to say it wrong.
2007-06-11 12:04:53 · 9 answers · asked by nanner 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Actually it is spelled as "SORE" eyes. It's a complement. When someone said that to you, it means that you were someone that he/she is looking for and seeing you there is a relief. Kinda like saying, "Good thing you're here." or "You're the person I've been waiting for." Literally, its more like his eyes were already sore from looking and you came and made the sore all better.
2007-06-11 12:32:08 · answer #1 · answered by jeny g 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sight For Sore Eyes Meaning
2016-09-27 22:34:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you mean "a sight for SORE eyes." :-) Yes, it's a compliment, and it means you're really happy to see someone, used especially if the speaker has been through something tough, or hasn't seen the other person in some time.
2007-06-11 12:34:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
soar = to fly high in the sky without flapping wings
sore = painful and hurting
Now, the phrase is "Sight for SORE eyes"
The eyes are 'sore' because they have not seen such and such a person for ages. Then the person shows up - therefore the eyes are now not sore. . .
Ergo (Latin = therefore):the person is "a sight for sore eyes."
2007-06-11 12:32:43 · answer #4 · answered by thisbrit 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a compliment. It means that your good looks are "soothing" to soar eyes.
2007-06-11 14:11:50 · answer #5 · answered by Suzannetta 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means the person's sore eyes feel better because they have seen you. It's a compliment.
2007-06-11 12:11:23 · answer #6 · answered by blondeboch 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is an idiom cliche that dates from nineteenth century and is still common. It is used in informal contexts. The implication of the phrase is that the person, is such a welcome sight that he or she will bring pleasure to, and so cure, sore eyes.
2007-06-11 12:16:30 · answer #7 · answered by DaveSFV 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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"Face to face" is an idiomatic expression. In Greek, for example, the word for "face" is literally "within sight of" (pros = in, towards; ops = sight). The idea of "face" was applied by extension.
2016-03-28 05:31:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can mean either you are really a sharp looker and smart or it can mean you are dumber than an ox. Got to be very careful how and when you use that term.
2007-06-11 14:36:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use it carefully, yet confidently! It is SORE. My eyes are tired and weary....thus they are sore....and now I see you and they are cured....they are well...they are blessed.
Yes, indeed this idiom is intended to be a compliment!
2007-06-11 12:45:52 · answer #10 · answered by Mary N. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋