feast your eyes on

Meaning

To 'feast your eyes on' something means to look at something with great pleasure, wonder, or delight. It is often used when encountering breathtaking scenery, impressive architecture, or delicious food during a trip. The tone is highly enthusiastic, visual, and appreciative.

Examples

• Feast your eyes on this incredible sunset over the Amalfi Coast!

  Feast your eyes on this incredible sunset over the Amalfi Coast!

• We reached the mountain summit and feasted our eyes on the panoramic view below.

  We reached the mountain summit and feasted our eyes on the panoramic view below.

• Just feast your eyes on this delicious spread of local street food!

  Just feast your eyes on this delicious spread of local street food!

• When you visit Paris, you will feast your eyes on some of the world's finest art.

  When you visit Paris, you will feast your eyes on some of the world's finest art.

• He opened the doors to the balcony and told us to feast our eyes on the ocean view.

  He opened the doors to the balcony and told us to feast our eyes on the ocean view.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Feast your eyes to this beautiful view.

  ✓ Feast your eyes on this beautiful view.

  The idiom always uses the preposition 'on,' never 'to' or 'at.'

• ✗ I ate my eyes on the beautiful scenery.

  ✓ I feasted my eyes on the beautiful scenery.

  'Feast' is the specific verb required here. Substituting 'eat' or 'feed' ruins the fixed idiom.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Step outside and ___ this breathtaking mountain range!

  💡 Look at with great pleasure and amazement.

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  feast your eyes on

• We stood at the edge of the canyon, ready to ___ the spectacular landscape.

  💡 Appreciate a beautiful sight (use 'our').

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  feast our eyes on