Definition of eyes pop out of one's head
- His eyes were popping out of his head with astonishment when he saw how big it was!
: a specialized light-sensitive sensory structure of animals that in nearly all vertebrates, most arthropods, and some mollusks is the image-forming organ of sight
: all the visible structures within and surrounding the orbit and including eyelids, eyelashes, and eyebrows
: the faculty of seeing with eyes
: to fix the eyes on : look at
: contemplate, consider
: to watch or study closely
: to strike or knock sharply : hit
: to push, put, or thrust suddenly and often deftly
: to cause to explode or burst open
: a sharp explosive sound
: a shot from a gun
: soda pop
: like or with a pop : suddenly
: father
: popular : such as
: of or relating to popular music
: of or relating to the popular culture disseminated through the mass media
: popular music
: an orchestra that plays light classical and popular music
: pop art
: in a direction away from the inside or center
: outside
: from among others
: eject, oust
: to identify publicly as being such secretly
: to become publicly known
used as a function word to indicate an outward movement
: situated outside : external
: out-of-bounds
: situated at a distance : outlying
: outside
: one who is out of office or power or on the outside
: an act or instance of putting a player out or of being put out in baseball
: in a manner that exceeds or surpasses and sometimes overpowers or defeats
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