Idiom:  Apple of someone’s eye

Meaning

Idiom:  apple of someone’s eye

• someone or something that is very important to someone
• someone or something that someone likes very much

This is idiom is used frequently to describe someone who is special.

Example sentences

• Joan’s husband is the apple of her eye.

• His only son was the apple of his eye.

• My brother loves his wife but his Ducati motorcycle is the apple of his eye.

• I know I shouldn’t pick favorites but my youngest daughter is the apple of my eye.

• My father is an avid gardener and these orchids are the apples of his eye.

• My parents’ favorite family member is our dog. She’s the apple of their eye because she gives them love and doesn’t ask for money.

• I used to be the apple of my teacher’s eye until he caught me cheating on a quiz.

• My mother never liked me very much but I was the apple of my grandmother’s eye.

Synonyms

• the light of someone’s life

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