set eyes on

Idioms and Phrases

see lay eyes on .

Example Sentences

When you first set eyes on the depths of social collapse and public distress, it’s shocking.

From Los Angeles Times

Bill and Anne Black were 13 when they first set eyes on each other at high school.

From BBC

What was it like to first set eyes on the 127-room mansion in Northamptonshire that’s “Saltburn’s” main location?

From Los Angeles Times

"I was a schoolboy on a motorbike from Surrey," says John of the first time he set eyes on the place.

From BBC

Ms Austin set eyes on her first Barbie doll as a small child, when she was in an airport with her mother.

From BBC

Related Words

• consider
• examine
• explore
• notice
• observe
• perceive
• read
• regard
• scrutinize
• see
• watch
• witness