opening someone's eyes
Dispelling their ignorance
Opening someone's eyes is making them aware of something they didn't know or hadn't considered—often something unpleasant or contrary to what they believed: The documentary really opened my eyes to factory farming.
The phrase suggests a shift from ignorance or naivety to understanding, as if the person had been blind to reality.
You can also open your own eyes: Living abroad opened my eyes to how Americans are perceived.
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- unmaskingRevealing what's hidden
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- moment of clarityInstant of sudden understanding
- seeing the lightMoment of comprehension
instruction · enlightenment · paradigm shift · revelation · clarity · wake-up call · recognition · insight · disillusionment · coming to terms · discernment · big picture · illumination · awakening · unveiling · guidance · discovery · realization
opening someone's eyescovering up
Hiding wrongdoing from others
concealing · keeping secrets · stonewalling · obscuring · glossing over
opening someone's eyespulling the wool over someone's eyes
Deliberately misleading another person
deceiving · misleading · deluding · fooling · hoodwinking
opening, opened, opens, opener, openers, openly, openness, reopen, reopened