see stars
phrase
: to see flashes of light usually because one has been hit on the head
I bumped into the wall so hard that I saw stars.
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“See stars.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/see%20stars. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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