Apple?

[Voltman]

What does "she is the apple of my eye" mean? I am guessing, the apple is some form of treasure, maybe, well I don't know. If someone could please tell me, it will be appreciated.

[Anglika]

The apple of the eye was the term used to refer to the pupil of the eye as it was thought to be solid. It is very old as an idiom, and is used to say that something is particularly precious to you. Why this should be is lost in the mists of time.

"My son is the apple of my eye"

[JessicaJones]

I love all my daughters, but the youngest is certainly the apple of my eye. - the person who someone loves most and is very proud of.
pun: She was the apple of my eye until she started keeping it peeled.


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