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Eye-popping



Idiom: Eye-popping; used as an adjective


Context #1:


Taylor: Did you see the new Christopher Nolan movie?
Jake: Yeah. You?
Taylor: Yeah, and while I didn’t really care for the story, the cinematography was eye-popping! I was not expecting it to look that amazing.
Jake: Yeah, I was blown away by how beautiful it was.

Meaning: The expression “eye-popping” means that something is visually shocking or surprising. In the above example, Taylor uses “eye-popping” to say that something was surprisingly beautiful. It can also be used in a number of other ways, such as when someone wears a particularly revealing outfit, as in the next example:



Context #2:


The actress wore an
especially eye-popping outfit to the awards show after party.
She was wearing a very short shirt and a blouse that was rather low-cut. A few
critics called it a scandal, but others said she looked gorgeous.
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