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believe one's eyes (third-person singular simple present believes one's eyes, present participle believing one's eyes, simple past and past participle believed one's eyes)
- (idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To believe that something which one directly sees is truly the case.
1884, Edward Payson Roe, chapter 59, in Nature's Serial Story:[H]e could scarcely believe his eyes as she appeared on the floor unsurpassed in beauty and grace, her favor sought by all. Was that the simple girl who […] had leaned against his shoulder?
1914, Zane Grey, chapter 3, in Light of the Western Stars:She was so amazed at the change in him that she could not believe her eyes.
2004 July 5, “Charisteas: We are the Best in Europe”, in Sofia News Agency, Bulgaria, retrieved 27 August 2013:Millions of Greeks worldwide erupted in joyful celebration, hardly believing their eyes after Greece beat hosts Portugal in the Euro 2004 finals.
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to believe that something which one directly sees is truly the case
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