Also: a feast for the eyes
Meaning of Idiom ‘Feast Your Eyes On’
To feast your eyes on someone or something means to look at them or it with pleasure, joy, or admiration; to enjoy the beauty of someone or something.
Usage Notes
This idiom is usually used as a jovial imperative as in “Feast your eyes on this beauty. I got this car for a steal!”
A feast for the eyes can be used as an adjective.
Sentence Examples
“Harris pulled the fancy new gaming computer out of it’s box triumphantly, saying, “Feast your eyes on this!”
“On our tour, you’ll feast your eyes on some of the most magnificent natural landscapes our country has to offer.”
“Feast your eyes on this image of a remnant from the earliest recorded supernova.” Ars Technica — March 3, 2023
“Feast your eyes on the gorgeous costumes up for this year’s award.” Seattle Times — March 18, 2023
“His newest film is a feast for the eyes and a balm for the soul.”
“You heard the captain. Back to work. Feast your eyes, Captain. All of them, faithful hands before the mast. Every man worth his salt, and crazy to boot.” — Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
“Feast your eyes on the magnificent plumage of these exotic creatures.” — Gangs of New York (2002)
Origin
‘Feast your eyes’ has been used since at least the early part of the 1700s while the allusion itself is older.
Shakespeare used this image of ‘consuming something with your eyes’ in Sonnet 47: “With my love’s picture then my eye doth feast.”
