hit between the eyes

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Make someone suddenly aware of something, have a sudden impact on. For example, News of their divorce hit me right between the eyes. [Colloquial; early 1900s]

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Words nearby hit between the eyes

hit-and-miss, hit-and-run, hit a snag, hit batsman, hit below the belt, hit between the eyes, hit bottom, hitch, hitch a ride, Hitchcock, Hitchcock, Alfred

How to use hit between the eyes in a sentence

France 24 is providing live, round-the-clock coverage of both scenes as they progress.
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Between 25 and 30, you’re trying to decide how much longer before you start growing a beard and calling yourself ‘Daddy.
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In that photo, Merabet has a big smile that spreads across his whole face and lights up his eyes.
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She jumps on his back, mock-choking him and covering his eyes.
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The most recent issue contains detailed instructions for building car bombs, and the magazine frequently draws up hit-lists.
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In sorting notes it is necessary to be able readily to distinguish between notes of this bank and notes of other reserve banks.
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Bernard stood there face to face with Mrs. Vivian, whose eyes seemed to plead with him more than ever.
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The case was an assault and battery that came off between two men named Brown and Henderson.
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He thrust his tiny tuft of beard between his teeth—a trick he had when perplexed or thoughtful.
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Joe looked at her with a smile, his face still solemn and serious for all its youth and the fires of new-lit hope behind his eyes.
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