Eyes open wide.

Meaning: This means that someone is opening their eyes very wide, often to see something better or to express surprise.

Choice of Words: Eyes are the organs used for sight. Open means to move apart or uncover. Wide means to a great degree or extent. This sentence is describing a situation where someone's eyes are opening to a great degree or extent.

Alternative Expressions

Open your eyes wide.

Meaning: This means to make your eyes very big by moving them apart. It's like saying, Make your eyes as big as you can.

Choice of Words: Open means to move something so that there is a space or hole. Eyes are the parts of our face that we use to see. Wide means to be far apart or to be very big. When you put them together, "Open your eyes wide" means to make your eyes very big by moving them apart.

Look at me with big eyes.

Meaning: This means to turn your eyes towards me and make them very large. It's like saying, Turn your eyes to look at me and make them as big as you can.

Choice of Words: Look means to turn your eyes in a particular direction in order to see something. Me is the person speaking. Big means to be very large in size. Eyes are the parts of our face that we use to see. When you put them together, "Look at me with big eyes" means to turn your eyes towards me and make them very large.

Show me your biggest eyes.

Meaning: This means to make your eyes as large as you can and show them to me. It's like saying, Make your eyes as big as you can and let me see them.

Choice of Words: Show means to make something visible or known. Me is the person speaking. Biggest means to be the largest in size. Eyes are the parts of our face that we use to see. When you put them together, "Show me your biggest eyes" means to make your eyes as large as you can and show them to me.

Related Expressions