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eye-opener Definition

eye·-opener (īō′pə nər)

noun

  1. a surprising piece of news, sudden realization, etc.
  2. Informal an alcoholic drink, esp. one taken early in the day

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eye-opener Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • prove: The trip proved an eye-opener to the master in more senses than one.
  • have: All in all the event was a great success and our boys certainly had an eye-opener into the engineering industry.

Preposition: for

  • anyone: All thirteen episodes are eye-openers for anyone interested in how movies get made.
  • people: Learning that Mediterranean cooking goes beyond the well-known French and Italian influences can be an eye-opener for some people.

Adjective modifier

  • real: Once again the profit margins returned from the bulls have been a real eye-opener with a top gross of just under £ 2200.
  • complete: Nevertheless one went to its shows, which were sometimes complete eye-openers.
  • incredible: Bags of personality It's an incredible eye-opener to be at such events in person.
  • big: It was probably the best tour I've done in my life - a really big eye-opener and everyone was like one big family.
  • great: Traveling has been one of the highlights of my life so far, at times an overwhelming experience and a great eye-opener.