give (someone) an eyeful

idiom

: to cause someone to see something very clearly or to see a lot or too much of something
often refers to seeing something shocking or surprising, such as a person who is naked
She opened the front of her blouse and gave him an eyeful.

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“Give (someone) an eyeful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/give%20%28someone%29%20an%20eyeful. Accessed 30 Mar. 2023.

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