clap eyes on
idiom
British
: to see or look at (someone or something)
I hope never to clap eyes on him again!
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In Friday night's premiere of Outlander: Blood of My Blood, Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy) and Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater) clap eyes on each other for the first time — and from then on, their fate is sealed.
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Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 9 Aug. 2025
In 1542, the Iberian explorer Cabrillo and his crew were the first Europeans to clap eyes on L.A., and Cabrillo had the place entered in the ship’s log as the Bay of Smokes.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
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Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 9 Aug. 2025
In 1542, the Iberian explorer Cabrillo and his crew were the first Europeans to clap eyes on L.A., and Cabrillo had the place entered in the ship’s log as the Bay of Smokes.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
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“Clap eyes on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clap%20eyes%20on. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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