Open (someone's) Eyes To (something) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Open (someone's) Eyes To (something) Idiom mean?

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open (someone's) eyes to (something) What does open (someone's) eyes to (something) mean?	to make someone become aware of something	The scandal opened our eyes to the problems that could occur in a large company.
open (someone's) eyes to (something) What does open (someone's) eyes to (something) mean?	to become aware of something	The documentary on television opened our eyes to the problems of the homeless in our city.
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knock (someone) off their feet What does "knock (someone) off their feet" mean?	surprise or shock someone so much that he does not know what to do	When they announced that I had won the prize it knocked me off my feet.

bring around (someone) What does "bring around (someone)" mean?	to bring someone for a visit	I asked my friend to bring his new girlfriend around for a visit.
run up against (something) What does "run up against (something)" mean?	to encounter something	The city ran up against many problems when they were building the freeway.
stink What does "stink" mean?	be disgusting, unappealing, or undesirable
shoot up What does "shoot up" mean?	to grow quickly	The boy seemed to shoot up quickly during the summer.

cut What does "cut" mean?	eliminate; dismiss.	He got cut from the team.
righteous What does "righteous" mean?	high quality; nice; good
duck soup What does "duck soup" mean?	a task that does not require much effort	"It was like duck soup. I easily finished my school project last night."
on probation What does "on probation" mean?	serving a period of probation - probation is when a person who is guilty of a crime is allowed to be free but is supervised by the government	The man was on probation for robbing a small store last year.

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Open (someone's) Eyes To (something) Idiom