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easy on the eyes

easy on the eyes

Date: Jan 07 2010

Themes: Romance

Quote

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“He’s pretty easy on the eyes, but our friendship has really deepened over the years, and he’s just great.”

- Actress Claire Danes on why she loves her husband, Hugh Dancy. (US Weekly)

Definition

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beautiful; handsome; good-looking

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

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Everyone appreciates a nice compliment now and then. But words like “pretty,” “beautiful” and even “hot” can get a little boring. If you really liked someone, you might want to find a more creative way to say that they’re attractive. You could say they’re easy on the eyes.

The expression easy on the eyes works like an adjective. Claire Danes is easy on the eyes. So is her husband, at least according to her. But she says that isn’t the reason why she loves him. Their deep friendship is more important to her than his hotness. But the hotness probably doesn’t hurt.

If you think about it, it’s funny to say that someone attractive is easy on the eyes. Does that mean an unattractive person is hard on the eyes? That is not a common saying, but we do use the expression a sight for sore eyes. When someone or something is a sight for sore eyes, they’re a welcome sight. You’re happy to see them.

Which celebrities do you think are easy on the eyes? What’s more important to you in a relationship, looks or personality?

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“All the guys like her because she’s easy on the eyes.”

“Maybe, he’d get more dates if he were easier on the eyes.”

“Kathy may be easy on the eyes, but she isn’t very smart.”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

alogigi handsome, good looking ?
by alogigi
huemar adorable
by huemar
chomo pleasant to look at
by chomo
easy on the eyes means handsome
by monacovalentina
fedorame I guess it means handsome, good looking,and charming.
by fedorame
handsome
by muharrem_tokul
attractive, pleasant to look at him
by atypical_spanish
pleasant
by periwinkle.chic

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pretty_girl_naty

Macedonia

In my opinion easy of the eyes menas to be somenoe with attractvie personality, and personality like that make the creature to be atractive for someone with absolutely beauty inside and outside, with one word to be fully beautiful, pretty, loyal…

12:16 AM Jan 08 2010 |

pretty_girl_naty

Macedonia

I think easy of the eyes means, the personality  can be more atractive than the look outside, it can be adorable, poor, honest, loyal…

12:01 AM Jan 08 2010 |

rosendo

rosendo

Mexico

everyone are easy on the eyes , just we have to find it in ourselves or show it , dont be shy. 

10:08 PM Jan 07 2010 |

alfiya

alfiya

Antigua and Barbuda

easy-going

10:04 PM Jan 07 2010 |

deepalijain

India

My husband is easy on the eyes but our deep friendship is more important for me than looks so i feel so lucky i am in win win situation.

04:09 PM Jan 07 2010 |

TİGİN

Turkey

To be  easy on the eyes might be changeable according to your expectation.

People, who want to make a friendship,  ought to be honest and walk in their right way.

Personality have to come first than other things in a relationship.

03:59 PM Jan 07 2010 |

LIL

LIL

Saudi Arabia

i think when someone is easy on the eyes his personality must be pure and adoreable to everyone

and i wish to be easy on the eyes of everyone

02:15 PM Jan 07 2010 |

iwori

iwori

Japan

I think girls are easy on the eyes more than boys because many girls try to be more beautiful.(also I try to be!)

Of course I love boys who are easy on the eyes, haha, but most of them have bad personality…I guess. Only around me?

01:50 PM Jan 07 2010 |

Abeer Q

Abeer Q

Saudi Arabia

I think easy on the eyes means beautiful , so nice , kindness  and so easy to deal and talk  with. =)

 

thx for the slang lesson =)

12:56 PM Jan 07 2010 |

sukya

sukya

China

Everyone is trying to look easy on eyes,so that we can draw others' attention^^

09:20 AM Jan 07 2010 |

qader12345

India

IU dont  underastand

about the y\eyes

 

07:16 AM Jan 07 2010 |

Crystal Eyes

Saudi Arabia

Wow ..it's really beautiful words to say .. It's so good .. it..:)

Who's the easy on the eyes in my opinion .. as a celebratiy relationships ..I don't remember ..:P

But as A friend .. yeah i do have that kind .. She's truly annoyance  friend .. But her honest personality .. make me think this word is really great one to say it for her ..

It's so pretty words .. thanks a lot for this lesson 

06:18 AM Jan 07 2010 |

Rezon 邬

Rezon 邬

China

I like the song EASY ON THE EYES .

06:14 AM Jan 07 2010 |

nuna2300

nuna2300

Thailand

pretty

06:01 AM Jan 07 2010 |

julywidiawati

Indonesia

Celebrities that I think easy on the eyes is Brad Pitt , For me in a relationship personality takes 80% and 20% for looks.

05:36 AM Jan 07 2010 |

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