be a sight for sore eyes

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be a sight for sore eyes (informal)

if someone or something is a sight for sore eyes, you feel happy to see them A cup of coffee - that's a sight for sore eyes. You're a sight for sore eyes, all dressed up in your new outfit.

See also: eye, sight, sore

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