"sight for sore eyes" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-sight for sore eyes.ogg Forms: sights for sore eyes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|sights for sore eyes}} sight for sore eyes (plural sights for sore eyes)
  1. (idiomatic) A pleasing sight; something that is beautiful to look at, particularly after a long period of deprivation. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: eye candy Translations (a pleasing sight): lust voor het oog (Dutch), ilo silmälle (Finnish), plaisir pour les yeux [masculine] (French), régal pour les yeux [masculine] (French), öröm ránézni (Hungarian), szívderítő látvány (Hungarian), un piacere per gli occhi (Italian), mile widziany [adjective] (Polish), bons olhos te vejam (note: only to a person) (Portuguese), en syn för trötta ögon (Swedish)

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