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(as of Dec 15, 2007)- Ace Up Your Sleeve
- Achilles' Heel
- Add Fuel to the Fire
- All Ears
- Ants in Your Pants
- Apple of My Eye
- At the End of Your Rope
Sample Idiom
Apple of My Eye
Sentence
Leslie is the apple of my eye.
Explanation
a person or thing that is treasured, adored or loved greatly
Origin
This idiom is said to have originated from the Holy Bible. Ancient people thought
that the pupil of the eye was solid and shaped like an apple, thus the expression.
