clap eyes on
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Anyone can clap eyes on the White House these days using Google Earth and internet livestreams.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2023
In 1542, the Iberian explorer Cabrillo and his crew were the first Europeans to clap eyes on L.A., and Cabrillo had the place entered in the ship’s log as the Bay of Smokes.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2023
“If Dirk says: ‘See you,’ I know I won’t clap eyes on him for weeks,” said one papyrological colleague.
From The Guardian • Jan. 9, 2020
The media mogul Kerry Stokes is also said to be mingling but I don’t clap eyes on him.
From The Guardian • Sep. 27, 2019
That was the last time I'll ever clap eyes on them.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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