couldn't believe (one's) eyes

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couldn't believe (one's) eyes

Was totally shocked or surprised. I couldn't believe my eyes when I came home and found the kids playing catch with my vase. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw that my parents had bought me a new car!
See also: believe, eye
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Mark, 42, said: "When we saw it we knew what it was straight away, but we couldn't believe our eyes."
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Helen Saxby, animal farm team leader at Twinlakes Family Theme Park, says: "We couldn't believe our eyes when we saw Lashes had had a baby.
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Irene Dixon, 56, who lives on Chirton Grange, said: "We couldn't believe our eyes. "We thought it had just been abandoned, but then one of them got out to go use the toilet.
Beers on wheels; LOUTS TURN STOLEN CARAVAN INTO MOBILE DEN FOR BOOZING
Band member Carlyn said: "We couldn't believe our eyes. We tried to rally the spirits of the injured driver by giving him a rendition of our new single while we waited for the emergency services to arrive."
the Razz: Atlanta's close call
Neighbour Michael Taylor, 55, who had been watching TV with wife Louise, 52, at their home in New biggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland, said: "We couldn't believe our eyes."
YOU CAN'T PARK THERE
But we couldn't believe our eyes when young striker Andy Ferguson added his two uncles and his DAD.
John Hillcoat: Lucan for a night out
We couldn't believe our eyes. There were the rough-ins for the waste pipes!
Rough-in ruse
When we got down there we couldn't believe our eyes. There was like 300 kids on all kinds of vehicles, mostly BMX, getting in everyone's way.
Trash
Rob Miles, 24, a spectator at the match in Fawkham, Kent, said: "We couldn't believe our eyes. It was nasty for a while."
DIRTY SOAP WAR
When we got down there we couldn't believe our eyes - they'd broken six or seven windows.
Vandals in bus attack
We couldn't believe our eyes when we caught sight of her on a Vanderbilt-Tennessee broadcast.
Making it...
MacLennan, 54, said: "We couldn't believe our eyes."
Charles and Camilla give charity bid a lift
One lady player said: "We couldn't believe our eyes. It was harmless fun and we applauded them up the fairway."
Golfer pals banned for strip-tees
'My caddie and I couldn't believe our eyes when this cheeky little monkey grabbed the laser gun and disappeared.'
GOLF: Ape thief is no primate of Paddy's
"We couldn't believe our eyes when we spotted her in the VIP lounge," one gay clubber tells me.
Matthew Wright's column: Penny in Heaven
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