目を丸くする
Reading: めをまるくする
Meaning: to open one's eyes wide (in surprise)
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Example Sentence
その 知らせ に 目を丸くした
I opened my eyes wide at that news.
Usage Notes
Expression meaning to be very surprised, literally 'to make one's eyes round'.
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