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sight 1. adverb very much. Often used with 'damn', 'damned' or another intensifier UK, 1928 2. noun a large quantity UK, 1390 3. verb to understand BAHAMAS, 1980
idiomsightlose sight of sthto forget to think about the reason why you are doing something, or forget something important that you should consider while you are doing it:We were starting to make money, but we were losing sight of our original purpose, which is to serve the public.He decided when he was eight that he wanted to be an actor, and he never lost sight of that goal.It is easy for doctors to lose sight of the fact that keeping people healthy is just as important as dealing with illness and injuries.out of sight, out of mindspoken used in order to say that when you do not see someone or something you do not think or care about them:As soon as I've left he'll forget all about me. It's out of sight out of mind with him.We just keep forgetting to let the home workers know about meetings. I'm afraid it's out of sight, out of mind.not a pretty sightuntidyspoken used humorously to say that something or someone is unpleasant to look at:After a night's hard drinking, Al was not a pretty sight.A sergeant in love is not a pretty sight.be/look a sightspoken used in order to say that a place looks very untidy and unpleasant, or that someone looks untidy, strange, or funny:The church isn't used any more and the churchyard is a sight - there must be someone who can go in there and cut the brambles down.She must have looked a sight - Steve said she was really drunk and dancing by herself.be a sight for sore eyesused in order to say that someone or something is very pleasant or attractive to look at:The park, with its 13 000 trees and shrubs, is a sight for sore eyes at any time of year.Now there's a sight for sore eyes. You come in here looking so happy, it cheers me up just to look at you.
See:- 20/20 hindsight
- a (damn) sight better
- a (damn) sight less/fewer (something)
- a (damn) sight more (something)
- a (damn) sight too (something)
- a (damn) sight worse
- a heap sight
- a sad sight
- a sight
- a sight better, worse, etc.
- a sight for sore eyes
- a sight more
- a sight to behold
- a sight too good, too much, etc.
- a sorry sight
- at first blush
- at first glance/sight
- at first sight
- at sight
- be (not) a pretty sight
- be (with)in sight
- be a sight for sore eyes
- be in/within sight
- be sick of the sight of (someone or something)
- bear the sight of (someone or something)
- burst into sight
- buy (something) sight unseen
- buy sight unseen
- can't stand (someone or something)
- can't stand the sight of (someone or something)
- catch sight of
- catch sight of (someone or something)
- come into sight
- damn sight, a
- do something on sight
- drop out of sight
- get (someone or something) out of (one's) sight
- get out of my sight
- get out of sight
- hate the sight of (someone or something)
- hate, be sick of, etc. the sight of somebody/something
- have (someone or something) in (one's) sights
- have in sights
- have someone in your sights
- have something in your sights
- heap sight
- heave in sight
- heave into sight
- hindsight is (always) 20/20
- in (one's) sights
- in sight
- in your sights
- keep (someone or something) in sight
- keep in sight
- keep out of sight
- keep sight of
- keep sight of (someone or something)
- keep sight of somebody/something
- know (someone or something) by sight
- know by sight
- know somebody by sight
- look a sight
- lose sight of
- lose sight of (someone or something)
- lose sight of something
- love at first sight
- lower (one's) sights
- lower one's sights
- lower sights
- no end in sight (to something)
- not a pretty sight
- not bear the sight of (someone or something)
- not stand the sight of (someone or something)
- on sight
- out of sight
- out of sight, out of mind
- raise (one's) sights
- raise one's sights
- raise sights
- raise your sights
- raise/lower your sights
- recoil at the sight
- recoil at the sight (of someone or something)
- second sight
- see the sights
- set (one's) sights high
- set (one's) sights low
- set (one's) sights on (someone or something)
- set one's sights on
- set one's sights on, to
- set sights on
- set your sights high/low
- set your sights on
- set your sights on something
- set your sights on something/on doing something
- sight better
- sight for sore eyes
- sight for sore eyes, a
- sight unseen
- sorry sight
- stand the sight of (someone or something)
- train sights on
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